Lesser known races results 2014

[gunara]

Sarreau, how good is he?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Sarreau, how good is he?

He surprised me here with getting twice in the top 5 of 2.1 race. He's a decent sprinter in the french amateur scene (five wins last year, five wins this year so far), but not as outstanding as Démare or Coquard have been in the last years. But yeah, he's really making a lot out of his time as a stagiaire.

 

[gunara]

He surprised me here with getting twice in the top 5 of 2.1 race. He's a decent sprinter in the french amateur scene (five wins last year, five wins this year so far), but not as outstanding as Démare or Coquard have been in the last years. But yeah, he's really making a lot out of his time as a stagiaire.

Thanks, just refreshing to see a stagiaire get results right away, and with not so bad top 5 company either.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour de l'Ain

Stage 2 » Bourg-en-Bresse › Saint-Vulbas

1 MEERSMAN Gianni - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 3:40:17
2 FEILLU Romain - Bretagne-Séché Environnement
3 DUQUE Leonardo - Team Colombia67
4 ALAPHILIPPE Julian - Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
5 SARREAU Marc - FDJ.fr
6 FEDOSSEYEV Artur - Continental Team Astana
7 KREDER Raymond - Garmin Sharp
8 BOUET Maxime - AG2R La Mondiale
9 HARDY Romain - Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
10 JARRIER Benoit - Bretagne - Séché Environnement

Meersman continues as a leader.

Stage 3, the decider most likely:

About to start, ticker: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/2136/tour-de-l-ain-etape-3-2-1.html

Go Bardet!

 

[theyoungest]

You're overreacting a bit. It's not even Raymond's first win this season, and Michel had some respectable WT results earlier in his career top10 overall in Catalunya and Vattenfall for example, also 2nd in Gran Premio Miguel Indurain in 2010 against strong opposition.

Michel also has about 5 pro wins.

He's not quite the next Dutch winner of Amstel Gold (as Vaughters once dubbed him) but he's an okay rider.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Very nice win for young Lindeman at the Tour de l'Ain! Can he hold on to the jersey?

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, the last stage is not that difficult. Ag2rs should be kicking themselves

 

[classicomano]

Go and sign this guy RaboBelkin, like you should have done last year.

1. NED LINDEMAN Bert-Jan RDT
2. FRA BARDET Romain ALM 57"
3. IRL MARTIN Daniel GRS 02'24"
4. FRA PERAUD Jean-Christophe ALM 02'24"
5. FRA DI GREGORIO Rémy LPM 02'24"
6. FRA LATOUR Pierre-Roger - 03'23"
7. FRA BOUET Maxime ALM 03'23"
8. FRA TARRIDE Grégoire LPM 03'23"
9. FRA BAGOT Yoann COF 03'23"
10. FRA ALAPHILIPPE Julian OPQ 03'23"

 

[Bushman]

Did Bardet destroy the other contenders or did he get destroyed by Lindeman?

Never understood why Belkin didn't sign him.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Did Bardet destroy the other contenders or did he get destroyed by Lindeman?

Never understood why Belkin didn't sign him.

Lindeman was in the break of the day, with Simon and El Fares. It was still a very strong ride from Lindeman though, but Bardet was very good as well.

 

[theyoungest]

Did Bardet destroy the other contenders or did he get destroyed by Lindeman?

Never understood why Belkin didn't sign him.

He wasn't that special while on Vacansoleil, TBH. Just one epic performance in the Dutch nationals.

But it turns out he had never worked according to a proper training schedule until this year... Rabo U23 is more professional than Vacansoleil, apparently.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Oh nice win for Lindeman!

I know a guy who know's Lindeman pretty well, said he's a really hard worker and trains super much, but apparently without a proper training schedule.

 

[Anderis]

Michel also has about 5 pro wins.

He's not quite the next Dutch winner of Amstel Gold (as Vaughters once dubbed him) but he's an okay rider.

He is quite a disappointment recently, though. A man, who finished 2nd in Gran Premio Miguel Indurrain and 7th in Catalunya in his first pro year at the age of 23, and who finished 5th overall in l'Avenir a year earlier, is expected to be a factor in WT races later in the career, but it didn't happen. It's a shame, he was very versatile rider, capable of both climbing and sprinting at a reasonable level.

About Tour de l'Ain. OMG, Cardoso better has a good day tomorrow, otherwise he is going to finish outside top50 in any cycling race first time since April 2012.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yeah, the last stage is not that difficult. Ag2rs should be kicking themselves

not sure, Lindeman was very strong.

Last stage:

Plenty of opportunities for Brown Power, also from a distance. Especially considering the 6 man teams here.

Rabo dev team (whats left of it):
91.HOFSTEDE Lennard
92.LINDEMAN Bert-Jan
93.OOMEN Sam
94.ROOSEN Timo
95.BECKERINGH Derk Abel

Lindeman can be isolated very quickly if the parcours are raced hard.

 

[roundabout]

They let the gap get out to 7 minutes I think. And it was 5 or so when Menthieres started.

Of course Lindeman is no Pantani, but Menthieres is no Alpe d'Huez, and with guys in 2nd, 4th and 7th on the stage they had the firepower to win even even with a 6 rider team

 

[Roude Leiw]

Well hell is breaking loose on Lindeman, bardet and martin attacked, 45 sec now

 

[SafeBet]

Well hell is breaking loose on Lindeman, bardet and martin attacked, 45 sec now

How far from the finish?
Sure there's terrain to attack against a weak team, which I presume Lindeman's is.

 

[classicomano]

Alaphilippe winst the stage, Lindeman the overall.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Alaphilippe winst the stage, Lindeman the overall.

Nice jersey defense by him in the last hill. Had lost the jersey and retook it uphill.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Nice for Lindeman

Also, super climbing talent Lachlan Morton managed to finish his second race this year the first being the Herald Sun Tour

What's up with that guy? Not making it in Europe after some good climbing in the US last year, sure, but he can hardly even finish races this year.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice for Lindeman

Also, super climbing talent Lachlan Morton managed to finish his second race this year the first being the Herald Sun Tour

What's up with that guy? Not making it in Europe after some good climbing in the US last year, sure, but he can hardly even finish races this year.

Morton is coming into "form" for the Colorado event, the only race where he can perform, lol.

Some brilliant racing over the last two stages in France. Alaphilippe winning in good style and getting a higher placement in GC:

Credit: James Startt - Agence Zoom

And of course Bardet's onslaught over multiple climbs, but with Lindeman coming out with 11s to spare.

Stage 4 result:
1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 3:23:12
2 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp 0:00:05
3 Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
4 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
5 Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement
6 Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
7 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
8 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Bretagne - Seche Environnement 0:00:48
9 Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10 Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert

Lindeman also at +48s

Final GC:
1 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Rabobank Development 14:47:26
2 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale 0:00:11
3 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp 0:01:36
4 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:02:16
5 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale 0:02:27
6 Rémi Di Gregorio (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 0:02:42
7 Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar
8 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:03:24
9 Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Equipe de France 0:03:26
10 Grégoire Tarride (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 15 0:03:28

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour du Limousin 2014 (2.1)

Will start today covering 4 days of racing.

Teams and riders involved:
1. IAM Cycling (Chavanel, Reichenbach)
2. FDJ.fr (Démare, Vichot)
3. AG2R La Mondiale (Dumoulin, Daniel)
4. Team Europcar (Voeckler, Gautier)
5. Wanty - Groupe Gobert (Baugnies, Leukemans)
6. Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise (Jacobs, Wallays)
7. Neri Sottoli (Ponzi, Finetto)
8. MTN - Qhubeka (Konovalovas, Hnik)
9. Team Colombia (Duque, Avila)
10. Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Simon, Molard)
11. CCC Polsat Polkowice (Rebellin, Kurek)
12. Bardiani - CSF (Colbrelli, Bongiorno)
13. Bretagne - Séché Environnement (Fonseca, Feillu)
14. Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela (Pellizotti, Parrinello)
15. Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (Vigano, Garcia)
16. BigMat - Auber 93 (Rossetto, Tronet)
17. Roubaix Lille Métropole (Duval, Kowalski)
18. Team La Pomme Marseille 13 (Di Grégorio)

Complete list: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_du_Limousin_2014-Startlist

Official site: http://www.tourdulimousin.com/

Ticker: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/2079/tour-du-limousin-etape-1-2-1.html

Stage 1 will start 12:30 (CET).

 

[ILovecycling]

great,what climb is that,the final one in 3rd stage?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

great,what climb is that,the final one in 3rd stage?

The KOMs on stage 3:

Km 65,4 : Côte de la Cour de Rozet (3,2 km à 3,78%) - MG 3
Km 118 : Côte du Maupuy (3,3 km à 6,75%) - MG 2
Km 164,4 : Côte du Peyroux (2,9 km à 5,41%) - MG 3

Stage will end on Maupuy.

 

[ILovecycling]

The KOMs on stage 3:

Km 65,4 : Côte de la Cour de Rozet (3,2 km à 3,78%) - MG 3
Km 118 : Côte du Maupuy (3,3 km à 6,75%) - MG 2
Km 164,4 : Côte du Peyroux (2,9 km à 5,41%) - MG 3

Stage will end on Maupuy.

thanks a lot,looks like a decent climb