Road & MTB season (Crossers) 2012

[Echoes]

Alaphilippe was 5th in Stage 3 of the Nations Cup in Saguenay, QC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXr0ol1MXjs&feature=player_embedded

At 1.00, you can see Julian in his White Jersey being part of the breakaway. A 10-man group with his team mate Florian Sénéchal. It was early in the race (Lap 2). The group will be caught at K48. Bunch sprint.

He retains the White Jersey and still is 2nd overall.

 

[Echoes]

Alaphilippe 2nd final GC at the Coupe des Nations - Saguenay. He was 7th in the final stage. Retains the White Jersey and 2nd in the final Point Ranking.


Sven Nys 2nd in the Dernycriterium of Ninove last Sunday (remember that's the criterium that McEwen won last year ahead of KP )

Zwijndrecht (Nat.) - May 3

8 Jens Adams
14 Kevin Cant
23 Jelle Cant

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Nys to the olympics!!

10th at European Championship today (had to be top 12 for olympics selection)

 

[Echoes]

Yup. Good for our sport. I really thought he was gonna miss it. Fortunately, a lesser field here, I think. I don't think he'll do as well as in Beijing though.

Other results from the past fortnight:

Antwerp (MTB Belgacom Trophy) – June 2

Winner Sven Nys
2 Tom Meeusen
12 Jim Aernouts
13 Jan Denuwelaere
15 Sven Vanthourenhout
16 Geert Wellens
19 Jens Vandekindere

The Antwerp MTB Cup from May 27 had Jonathan Page as 4th : http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/antwerp-mtb-cup-2012/results

Van Coninglsoo Memorial (1.2) – June 3

3 Stan Godrie
13 Mike Teunissen
28 Diether Sweeck
36 Emiel Dolfsma
48 Bart Verschueren
53 Gert-Jan Bosman
56 Floris De Tier
64 Lars van der Haar
70 Niels Wubben
73 Laurens Sweeck
74 Micki van Empel

TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship 2012 (1.HC) – June 3

10 Luca Damiani

Nieuwrode-Holsbeeck (Nat.) – June 6

2 Wietse Bosmans
7 Lubomir Petrus
22 David van der Poel
Mountainbiker Kevin Van Hoovels finished 20th

Dutch Nats ITT (U23) – June 6

37 Stan Godrie

Tour of Zealand (1.1) – June 9

2 Lars Boom
38 Tijmen Eising
43 Jim Aernouts
49 Vincent Baestaens

Tour of Slovakia (2.2) – June 5 to 9

16 Jiri Polnicky




Omloop van de Maasvallei (Juniors) – June 9
(117.5km, for Junior race ! )

Winner Mathieu van der Poel

Geel-Kievermont (Beginners) – June 9

Winner Yannick Peeters (Wilfried’s son. He dominated the last winter season)

Herselt (Nat.) – June 9

28 Bart Verschueren
Mountainbiker Kevin Van Hoovels was 2nd

Menen-Moorsele/Soetaert Memorial (Nat.) – June 9
(158km)

17 Floris De Tier
20 Laurens Sweeck
49 Martin Zlamalik

Garmin Pro Race (1.1) – June 10

18 Diether Vanthourenhout
52 Marcel Meisen
72 Radomir Simunek
83 Niels Albert
120 Christoph Pfingsten

Ronde van Limburg (Nat. ?) – June 10
202km

8 Micki van Empel
11 Thijs van Amerongen
22 Gert-Jan Bosman
25 Niels Wubben
37 Emiel Dolfsma
44 Stan Godrie

 

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Tour d’Eur-et-Loir (U23) – June 7 to 10

47 Clément Venturini

Waasland Championship (Nat.) – June 12

12 Geert Wellens

Kruibeke (Nat.) – June 13

25 Tim Vannuffel

Ronde van de Maasdijk (Nat.) –June 14

13 Mitchell Huenders

Thüringen Rundfahrt (U23) –June 9 to 15

10 Lubomir Petrus: 3rd in Stage 2, 5th in Stage 6, 10th in the Final point class., 11th in the final mountain class.
23 Wietse Bosmans: 2nd in Stage 3, 12th in the Final point class., 10th in the final mountain class. (1st on top of a cat 1; stage 1),
27 David van der Poel: 7th in Stage 1, 15th in the final point class., 10th in the Young rider class.
31 Gianni Vermeersch: 4th in Stage 1, 10th in Stage 3, 6th in the final stage, 9th in the Final Point class., 13th in the Young rider class.
48 Michael Vanthourenhout: 2nd in the final Mountain class.(1st on top of a cat 1; stage 2 and a cat 2, stage 3)

BKCP is 4th in the final Team class. (out of 19), won the team class of the final stage.

Midzomeravondronde Groot-ammers – June 16

14 Mitchell Huenders


Sainte-Catherine-Wavre (Nat.) – June 16

11 Kevin Cant
14 Jelle Cant
23 Hendrik Sweeck

Nieuwerkerken (Nat.) – June 16

8 Martin Zlamalik
55 Geert Wellens

Romsee (Juniors) – June 16

7 Yorbin Van Tichelt

Canadian MTB Champs –June 16

4 Geoff Kabush
7 Craig Richey

Tour of Serbia (2.2) – June 12 to 17

12 Joeri Adams: 8th in Stage 1; Joeri was in the lead group with Baliani in the queen stage (stage 4), unfortunately he crashed with 400m to go, and crossed the line on foot.
28 Tom Meeusen: 9th in Stage 1
40 Jiri Polnicky: 7th in the Point class., 3rd in the Hill/climb class.
53 Bart Wellens
55 Rob Peeters
65 Arnaud Jouffroy: 8th in Stage 6, 6th in the Climb class., 6th in the Bore Ivkovica Trophy ??
76 Corne van Kessel

ZLN Tour (2.1) – June 14 to 17

2 Lars Boom: winner of Stage 3 and 10th in the final stage
21 Christoph Pfingsten
37 Jim Aernouts
43 Vinnie Braet
63 Sven Vanthourenhout
65 Vincent Baestaens
86 Kevin Pauwels
97 Tim Merlier
118 Tijmen Eising
132 Matthias Bossuyt

Route du sud (2.1) – June 14 to 17

21 Francis Mourey

Boucles de la Mayenne (2.2) – June 14 to 17

19 Mathieu Boulo : 6th in the prologue
27 Marcel Meisen : 8th in Stage 2
34 Niels Albert
49 Philipp Walsleben
87 Dieter Vanthourenhout
88 Florian Le Corre

Ster van de Moerdijk (Nat.) – June 17

8 Micki van Empel

Tour du Nivernais-Morvan – June 14 to 17

3 Lars van der Haar !!!: 2nd in Stage 1, Winner of Stage 2, 8th in Stage 4, 7th in the Final Stage
5 Gert-Jan Bosman: Winner of Stage 3 !!!
10 Emiel Dolfsma: 5th in Stage 1
37 Niels Wubben
40 Stan Godrie

I think this might be Lars' best road race of his career He's pleasing me there. And Gert-Jan, cherry on the cake.

Lars 2nd on the pic:

Gert-Jan's win !

Halen (Nat.) – June 17

10 Tim Vannuffel

 

[Echoes]

I forgot to mention that Rabo Giant won the team classification of the Tour of Nivernais Morvan. Gert-Jan Bosman said on his off website that the guys had to work hard in the last stage because the leader's team mates looked tired. That's how the leader lost his jersey after that stage but Lars kept his 3rd spot and Gert-Jan, the 5th.

Here's a picture of Lars's win :

Gert-Jan's win from another viewpoint (pic from his website):

Latest results :



Baby Giro – June 8 to 17

71 Mike Teunissen
Mike said he climbed the Gavia on the ‘buitenblad’ (high gear?), lol.

Gränichen (MTB Swiss Cup) – June 17

3 Marco-Aurelio Fontana
21 Julien Taramarcaz

Romsée-Stavelot-Romsée (Nat.) – June 19
163.5km with some of the hardest climbs of Liège-Bastogne, incl. Wanne, Haute-Levée, Vecquée and the Mont-Theux (strangely no Stockeu while it’s situated just between Wanne and the Haute-Levée !!)

7 Floris De Tier
11 Martin Zlamalik
39 Micki van Empel
42 Laurens Sweeck
69 Diether Sweeck
Mountainbiker Sébastien Carabin is 8th !

Omloop van Bedum (Criterium) – June 19
100.7km

3 Tijmen Eising

Ruddervoorde (Nat.) – June 19

5 Dieter Vanthourenhout
31 Philipp Walsleben
33 Jan Denuwelaere
35 Ritchie Denolf
39 Michael Vanthourenhout
51 Gianni Vermeersch
57 Gianni Denolf
77 Pedro Baelen
86 David van der Poel
93 Niels Albert
111 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Geluwe (Nat.) – June 19

54 Geert Wellens

Halle-Ingooigem (1.1) – June 20
198km formerly known as Brussels-Ingooigem. Hotondeberg on the course among other Flanders climbs.

16 Sven Vanthourenhout
17 Tim Merlier
28 Vinnie Braet
31 Joeri Adams
40 Kevin Pauwels
59 Bart Wellens
62 Jim Aernouts
71 Tom Meeusen
93 Francis Mourey
99 Kenneth Van Compernolle
114 Vincent Baestaens
115 Arnaud Jouffroy
125 Jens Vandekinderen

Dutch ITT Nats – June 20

2 Lars Boom

Ronde van Didam (criterium) – June 20

5 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Wielerronde van Albrandswaard (criterium) – June 20

13 Mitchell Huenders

Keerbergen (Nat.) – June 20

3 Martin Zlamalik
25 Tim Vannuffel
72 Hendrik Sweeck
80 Diether Sweeck
99 Laurens Sweeck

Czechoslovakian ITT championship – June 21

4 Zdenek Stybar : 2nd Czech (if I calculated right, only the two Velits brothers are faster Slovakian. Even though I hate this former country and am glad it no longer exists, I think keeping the combined ranking is doing justice to the Slovakians. By the way, Styby is again progressing in ITT’s)

 

[Echoes]

Mont Ste Anne (MTB World Cup - Elite) – June 23

9 Marco Aurelio Fontana
16 Goeff Kabush
22 Todd Wells
Craig Richey – 1 lap
Julien Taramarcaz -2 laps

M.A.F.

Mont Ste Anne (MTB World Cup – U23) – June 23

Winner Michiel van der Heijden

Czechoslovakian Championship– June 24

3 Jiri Polnicky: preceded 2 Czechs. The three of them resisted Sagan’s come-back.
6 Zdenek Stybar: 5th Czech
8 Karel Hnik : 7th Czech and Czech U23 champion. 1st U23 of the combined ranking (though Sagan is 22 but classified as elite apparently)
30 Ondrej Bambula : 23rd Czech
81 Tomas Paprtska : 57th Czech

Dutch Nats – June 24

2 Lars Boom

Belgian Nats – June 24

23 Sven Vanthourenhout
28 Jim Aernouts : He attacked from the peloton with 80km to go, Hulsmans tried to bridge gap but failed, then Van Keirsbulck did and Gilbert also tried and … failed. Jim also responded to an attack by Dieter Vanthourenhout (who apparently DNF) about 10k later.
75 Vincent Baestaens

French Nats – June 24

96 Francis Mourey
98 Mathieu Boulo
107 Steve Chainel

Heusden-Zolder (Nat.) – June 24

10 Martin Zlamalik
33 Laurens Sweeck
81 Hendrik Sweeck

Moulin Ostiches GP (Juniors) – June 24

4 Yorbin Van Tichelt

 

[Echoes]

International Jong Maar Moedig Trophy (1.2) - June 27
(Young but Brave) http://jongmaarmoedig.eu/IWT/
168km in Oetingen

7 Tom Meeusen
19 Floris De Tier
25 Sven Nys
49 Laurens Sweeck
54 Rob Peeters
Mountainbiker Kevin Van Hoovels is 5th

 

[Echoes]

A long update but first a bit back in time:

Dutch Nats (U23) – June 23
6 Lars van der Haar
11 Mike Teunissen
15 Gert-Jan Bosman
18 Stan Godrie
21 Tijmen Eising
26 Emiel Dolfsma
28 Micki van Empel
32 David van der Poel

Gert-Jan at the Dutch Nats.

 

[Echoes]

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (1.2 U23?) – June 29

39 Angelo De Clercq

Wielerronde van Ommen (criterium) – June 30

Winner Emiel Dolfsma

Ronde van Limmen (criterium) – June 30

4 Mitchell Huenders
26 Thijs Al

Windham (MTB World Cup - Elite) – June 30

3 Marco Aurelio Fontana
4 Todd Wells
8 Geoff Kabush
46 Julien Taramarcaz
M.A.F. is 4th in the World Cup Ranking after Windham.

Windham (MTB World Cup – U23) – June 30

Winner Michiel van der Heijden

Michiel takes World Cup lead !

Ronde van Rooi (Nat.) – July 1

11 Micki van Empel

Ronde van Wolder (Junior criterium) – July 1

Winner Mathieu van der Poel

Ronde van Wolder (Elite criterium) – July 1

Winner Marcel Meisen

Vic Van Schil Memorial (Nat.) – July 1

26 Sven Beelen
34 Tim Vannuffel
38 Kevin Cant
40 Stef Boden
41 Jelle Cant

Czech Cycling Tour (2.2) – June 28 to July 1

21 Kevin Pauwels : 3rd in Stage 3, he won the bunch sprint, raising unconvincingly an arm because he was not sure whether there were escapees ahead or not. KP had a cold the last few weeks and he says it’s not over yet but he’s feeling better. It was very warm whether in the Czech Rep, up to 38°C.
25 Vinnie Braet

Moorslede-slypskapelle (Nat.) – July 1

12 Ritchie Denolf
30 Gianni Denolf

Mazy (Juniors) – July 1
Lol brings back childhood memories this village

4 Quentin Jauregui

Denderwindeke (Nat.) – July 2

39 David van der Poel

Knesselaere (Nat.) – July 2

8 Gianni Denolf
14 Ritchie Denolf

Course de côte – Aywaille (Juniors) – July 4

Winner Mathieu van der Poel
2. Quentin Jauregui

Slag van Ambacht (Nat.) – July 5

8 David van der Poel

Melle (Nat.) – July 5
A pro kermess with a very decent field, apparently

Winner Lars Boom

US Nats (MTB – U23) – July 6

6 Zach McDonald

 

[Echoes]

Ronde van Barendrecht (criterium) – July 7

7 Mitchell Huenders

Sankt Vith (MTB Belgacom Trophy) – July 7
As I said last year, Sankt Vith is one of the main cities from the small German-speaking part of Belgium, the so-called Eastern Cantons, that we received after WWI. Great place for MTB


Winner Sven Nys
10 Kevin Pauwels

Kevin apparently had back problem but don't think he could've beaten Nys that day. Here is one of the rare pic you'll see of him racing in his national champion jersey.

General Patton GP (Juniors) – July 7 & 8

Winner Quentin Jauregui : winner of Stage 1

Sibiu Cycling Tour (2.2) – July 4 to 8

13 Arnaud Jouffroy: 9th in Stage 4, 10th in Stage 5
25 Arnaud Grand: 10th in Stage 4
44 Jens Vandekinderen
46 Tom Meeusen
69 Joeri Adams

At the prologue, we had Adams 3rd, Jouffroy 4th, van Kessel 5th, Peeters 6th and Grand 8th !!! Only Meeusen was aforelast due to a double flat tyre ! Also Vandekinderen was not in the top10.
Fidea was 5th(/24) at the TTT in Stage 3.

Rob Peeters was disqualified for hanging to the team car during the climbing of a pass (Stage 2), which was denied by both Rob and Danny De Bie ! He was disappointed because he couldn’t race the TTT, which he liked.

Peace Race (2.2) – July 4 to 9

55 Robert Gavenda

Jean-Pierre Monseré Memorial (Nat.) – July 8
Great tribute to the most talented post-Merckx rider ! A very decent field too.

7 Sven Vanthourenhout
26 Ritchie Denolf
42 Gianni Denolf

Sint Gillis Waal Wijk 't Kalf (Junior) – July 8
It was in the Walloon land, wasn’t it?

Winner Yorben Van Tichelt

Breendonk (Nat.) – July 8

25 Micki van Empel
131 Floris De Tier
138 Bart Verschueren

US Nats (MTB) – July 8

Winner Todd Wells
6 Jonathan Page
11 Troy Wells
18 Ryan Trebon

Kermis Ronde Bergeijk (criterium) – July 10

13 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Geel GP (1.2) – July 11

4 Tom Meeusen
112 Rob Peeters
113 Joeri Adams
115 Bart Wellens

Ronde van Epe (criterium) – July 12

15 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Geel-Sint Dimpna (Nat.) – July 13

18 Tim Vannuffel

Sainte Catherine – Wavre (Nat.) – July 13

22 Diether Sweeck
76 Sven Beelen

Sinaai-Waas (Nat.) – July 14

7 Floris De Tier

Missoula (MTB US Pro XCT) – July 15

5 Todd Wells

 

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Geraardsbergen (MTB Belgacom Trophy) – July 14
Again up and around the Kapelmuur !

Winner Sven Nys
2 Tom Meeusen
7 Niels Wubben
12 Rob Peeters
16 Geert Wellens
18 Laurens Sweeck
28 Kevin Cant

Le Tour 79 – July 12 to 15

36 Clément Venturini
37 Mitchell Huenders: 8th in the Final stage

Tour du Valromey (Juniors) – July 12 to 15

3 Quentin Jaurégui : 7th in Stage 1, 4th in Stage 3, 2nd in Stage 4
5 Mathieu van der Poel : 4th in Stage 2, 6th in Stage 3, 3rd in Stage 4

Mathieu on the left, I think. Great battle between those two. Already in Aywaille. : )

Quentin on the podium (right)

Herzele – Borsbeke (Nat.) – July 15

12 Floris De Tier

Neerlinter-Heide (Nat.) – July 15

5 Diether Sweeck
69 Tim Vannuffel

Davos (MTB Swiss Cup) – July 15

12 Julien Taramarcaz

Tour of Poland (WT) – July 10 to 16

33 Zdenek Stybar : Winner of Stage 3
76 Lars Boom: 3rd in Stage 1, 8th in Stage 3



Dentergem (Nat.) – July 16
Albert wins this kermess for the second time in his career. First time in 2009, if I remember well. And there were some decent roadies.

Winner Niels Albert
10 Vincent Baestaens
12 Gianni Denolf
13 Philipp Walsleben
15 Wietse Bosmans
24 Kenneth Van Compernolle
28 Kevin Pauwels



Ninove (Nat.) – July 19

89 Dieter Vanthourenhout
91 Niels Albert

Tour de Liège (Nat.) – July 17 to 21
Famous national stage race. Wellens and Vervecken used to win stages here, in the good ole days of Spaarselect

4 Jens Adams : 6th in Stage 2
11 Xandro Meurisse : 3rd in Stage 3
12 Marcel Meisen : 3rd in the final stage
32 Gianni Vermeersch
43 Michael Vanthourenhout
55 Lubomir Petrus : winner of Stage 2 in Wanze (a real cycling town), 2nd in the Final Stage

Omloop Schin op Geul (U23 – Nats) – July 22
150km

7 Gert-Jan Bosman
17 Stan Godrie
21 Mike Teunissen
27 Micki van Empel

Final Ranking of the Dutch U23 competition

4 Micki van Empel
34 Gert-Jan Bosman
35 Stan Godrie
42 Mike Teunissen
Seems odd but it depends a lot on which races were included, of course

 

[Echoes]

Stybar winning his stage at the Tour of Poland. He was again in a super shape today, attacking on the côte du Hornay (Sprimont) at the Tour of Wallonia. Di Luca, Betancur, Tiralongo and Hermans joined him. Bruwier and Buelens, commentators from RTBF said he was the fastest bt I think if Betancur can outsprint Pauwels, he can also outsprint Stybar.

Niels Albert winning his 2nd kermess of Dentergem:

Lubomir Petrus winning his stage of the Tour de Liège in Wanze:

 

[Echoes]

Belgian MTB Nats – July 22

Elite
Winner Kevin Pauwels
13 Jan Denuwelaere

Nys did not start because it did not fall into plan for his Olympic campaign. Yet the other Olympian, Van Hoovels was there and probably the best man in the race. He escaped in the very first lap with his teammate Carrabin, and the two crossers Pauwels and Meeusen who will eventually retire due to the heat. KP said he tried several times to take the lead from him but any time, KVH would accelerate himself. During the last lap, KVH had two chain problems + a pedal problem during the sprint, which cost him the win. KP surprisingly retains his Belgian title. Nobody have bet on him, really. KVH was really bitter.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/MG_sportnieuws/MG_wielrennen/1.1376450

Juniors
2 Daan Soete
3 Quinten Hermans
16 Wout Van Aert
24 Nicolas Cleppe
The 4 of them are racing for the Junior Fidea team.

(Soete on the left and Hermans on the right)

Italian MTB Nats – July 22

Winner Marco Aurelio Fontana
10 Enrico Franzoi

Czech U23 MTB – July 23

Winner Tomas Paprstka

Kerniel (Nat.) – July 22

67 Kevin Cant

Landskouter (Nat.) – July 22

4 Floris De Tier

British MTB Nats – July 23

Elite
4 Ian Field

U23
Winner Kenta Gallagher

Dutch MTB Nats – July 23

Elite
4 Niels Wubben
5 Gerben De Knegt
9 Thijs Al

U23
Winner Michiel van der Heijden

Westrozebeke (Nat.) – July 23

31 Ritchie Denolf
46 Gianni Denolf
49 Kenneth Van Compernolle
73 Vincent Baestaens

Aalst (criterium) – July 23

30 Rob Peeters

Stiphout (U23/Ama criterium) – July 24

4 Gert-Jan Bosman
21 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Roeselaere (Pro criterium) – July 24

9 Gianni Vermeersch
18 Klaas Vantornout
26 Kenneth Van Compernolle

Lisieux (criterium) – July 24

5 Aurélien Duval

(No full result! Anyone?)

Tour de Wallonie (2.1) – July 21 to 25

12 Arnold Jeannesson
21 Zdenek Stybar: 9th in Stage 3 (the Ardennes stage with the Mont-Theux and the Hornay where he attacked as mentioned already).

Acht van Chaam (U23/Ama criterium) – July 25

2 Mike Teunissen
11 Gert-Jan Bosman
12 Eddy van IJzendoorn
27 Geert Wellens

Gert-Jan ironing before the crit, lol!! The poor thing seemed to suffer a lot from the heat, as he said on Twitter.

Acht van Chaam (Pro criterium) – July 25

16 Lars van der Haar
39 Joeri Adams

Peer (criterium) – July 25

20 Rob Peeters

Wielerdag van Wateringen (U23/Ama criterium) – July 26

23 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Herentals (criterium) – July 26

6 Zdenek Stybar
23 Rob Peeters
26 Kevin Pauwels
27 Lars van der Haar
28 Bart Wellens
31 Kevin Cant

 

[Echoes]

Alsace Tour (2.2) – July 24 to 29

24 Niels Albert
27 Lubomir Petrus
33 Simon Zahner
39 Wietse Bosmans
81 Dieter Vanthourenhout
BKCP 4th in the TTT prologue

Tour of Flemish Brabant (Nat) – July 25 to 29

20 Floris De Tier
57 Micki van Empel : 7th in Stage 3 (ITT)
64 Diether Sweeck
67 Laurens Sweeck
140 Hendrik Sweeck

Deinze (Juniors) – July 29

2 Quentin Jauregui

Dilsem-Stokkem (Nat) – July 29

43 Kevin Cant

Zandvoorde Ostend (Nat.) – July 29

15 Xandro Meurisse
38 Ritchie Denolf

Ronde van Noordeloos (Nat.) – July 30

9 Mitchell Huenders

Kermisronde van Duizel (Nat.) – July 30

Winner Gert-Jan Bosman
5 Mike Teunissen
24 Patrick van Leeuwen

Gert-Jan back at the top of his form, lol.

Draai van de Kaai (criterium) – July 30

Juniors
2 Mathieu van der Poel

U23/Ama
6 David van der Poel
9 Stan Godrie
12 Eddy van IJzendoorn

Pro Elite
32 Christoph Pfingsten

Lommel (criterium) – July 30

20 Rob Peeters

Surhuisterveen (criterium) – July 31

13 Lars van der Haar
21 Mitchell Huenders
27 Christoph Pfingsten
36 Tijmen Eising

Olympic ITT – July 31

22 Lars Boom

Zundert (criterium) – August 1

4 David van der Poel

Zillebeke-Westouter-Zillebeke (Nat.) – August 1

5 Angelo De Clercq

Antwerp (dernycriterium) – August 1

16 Bart Wellens
18 Wietse Bosmans
(18 starters lol)

Linden (Nat.)

10 Martin Zlamalik
12 Diether Sweeck
31 Jelle Cant

Paris-Corrèze (2.1) – August 1 & 2

32 John Gadret
51 Florian Le Corre

 

[Echoes]

Lombardsijde (dernycriterium) – August 3

12 Bart Wellens (15 starters)

Aarsele (Nat.) - August 4

4 Ritchie Denolf

Braaschaat (Nat.) – August 4

6 David van der Poel
Overijse (Nat.) – August 4

34 Martin Zlamalik

Tour of the Low Countries (Junior) – August 5

Winner Mathieu van der Poel

Geel – Elsum (Nat.) – August 5

36 Tim Vannuffel

Londerzeel (Nat.) – August 5

22 Martin Zlamalik

Zevenbergen (criterium) – August 5

16 Bart Aernouts
17 Mitchell Huenders
19 Thijs van Amerongen

Vysocina Tour (Nat.) – August 2 to 5

22 Martin Bina
38 Ondrej Bambula


Liège – La Gleize (Juniors) – August 2 to 5

5 Quentin Jauregui: Winner of Stage 4

Tour of Namur (2.2) – August 1 to 5

2 Mike Teunissen: Winner of Stage 1, 4th in the point ranking
10 Xandro Meurisse: 5th in Stage 3
15 Gert-Jan Bosman: Winner of Stage 3
19 Jens Adams: 3rd in Stage 4, 9th in Stage 3, 7th in Stage 5
33 Niels Wubben
34 Tim Merlier
39 Emiel Dolfsma
58 Stan Godrie: 7th in Stage 4
80 Michael Vanthourenhout: 10th in Stage 5, 6th in the Climb ranking
90 Vinnie Braet
Rabo-Giant: 3rd in the Team Ranking

Gert-Jan, yet again, lol. More pics to come from the Tour of Namur. Shame I've moved to Brussels, I'd have loved to visit it this year. Not many crossers, these last few years.

Lokeren (Nat.) – August 6

Winner David van der Poel

 

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Some pics from this blog. Thanks to the photographers. Great pics !

Michael Vanthourenhout 1st on top of the côte de Crupet (beautiful village by the way). He wears the Belgian jersey.

Mike Teunissen winning stage 1 in Philippeville:

Vinnie Braet?

Ritchie Denolf finishing 4th in Aarsele:

 

[Echoes]

I forgot about the last event of the MTB Belgacom Trophy in Boom on August 4.

But I can't possibly find the final ranking (and I'm p*ssed), if anyone has got it, I'd really be much obliged.

4 Sven Nys
9 Michiel van der Heijden
16 Sven Vanthourenhout
19 Bart Wellens


I know that Nys wins the Belgacom Trophy but that stops here !

And I also forgot about the Tour of Elk Grove (2.1) - August 3 to 5

20 Jeremy Powers

J-Pow in action

Gouden Pijl (criterium) - August 7

U23/Ama
2 Gert-Jan Bosman

Still there lol.


Some notes on transfers:

Chainel moves to AG2R. He did not feel at home at Fjeux, apparently.

Lars van der Haar is currently racing the Tour of Leon as a stagiaire for Continental Rabo. And say he's always hated road racing, lol.

 

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Beernem (Nat.) – August 8

Winner Xandro Meurisse
33 Ritchie Denolf
93 Gianni Denolf

Grobbendonck (Nat.) – August 8

31 Martin Zlamalik
46 Sven Beelen

Kortrijk (criterium) – August 9

13 Tijmen Eising
25 Jim Aernouts

Beven-Nijlen (Nat.) – August 11

7 Martin Zlamalik

Lennik (Nat.) – August 11

12 Mariusz Gil

Overijse (Nat.) – August 11

Winner Mike Teunissen
6 Gert-Jan Bosman
12 Niels Wubben
17 Stan Godrie


Tour of the Low Countries (WT) – August 6 to 12

Winner Lars Boom: 3rd in Stage 6 (ITT), 2nd in the Final stage (caught Ballan right after the Kapelmuur and let him win)

Tielt (Nat.) – August 12, 2012

Winner Xandro Meurisse
3 Ritchie Denolf
(incomplete results)

Xandro and Ritchie in Bouvry's wheel

MTB Olympics – August 12

3 Marco Aurelio Fontana
8 Geoff Kabush
10 Todd Wells
16 Marek Konwa

Fontana finished saddle-free, lol. I don't think he would've won. Schurter and Kulhavy seemed stronger but he was good. He attacked in the final two laps in the same hairspinners. Nys DNF. Two punctures, and a chain break apparently.

 

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SLAG OM NORG - AUGUST 12

Considered a criterium but I question it. A 109.2km long race seen as a Dutch version of the Montepaschi Strade Bianche (in my opinion, rather comparable to Tro Bro Leon). In any case a great race on non-asphalt roads !

Norg is part of the town Noordenveld, in the Drenthe province, Northern Netherlands.

And 5 cyclocrossers as the first 5 !

1 Mike Teunissen Rabobank Rabobank - Giant Offroad Team 02:47:47
2 Emiel Dolfsma Rabobank - Giant Offroad Team 00:01
3 Tijmen Eising Sunweb - Revor 01:51
4 Gert-jan Bosman Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team zt.
5 Niels Wubben Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 01:53

Niels Wubben ‏@NielsWubben

Slag om Norg Super mooi dat #stradebianchii #stofhappen. Top 5 alleen maar crossers waarvan 1-2-4-5 #rabogiantoffroad ikzelf 5.

Video Highlights: http://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/eising-sterkste-man-slag-om-norg-maar-wint-niet

Off website: http://www.wvdekannibaal.nl/deslagomnorg/index.php/4-de-slag-om-norg-rond-om-de-lebbestok

Tijmen Eising with a Rabo Giant on his wheel. Tijmen was one of the strong men but punctured and was helped late.

Etten-Leur (criterium) - August 12
100km

7 Stan Godrie

Steensel (criterium) - August 13
80km

Winner Mike Teunissen
17 Patrick van Leeuwen

2 wins in 2 days for Mike !!


Forgot to mention:

Lars van der Haar finished 33rd of the Volta a Leon that he raced as a trainee for Continental Rabobank.

 

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Tour de l’Ain (2.1) – August 7 to 11

21 John Gadret : 5th in the Final stage

Clasica San Sebastian (WT) – August 14

45 Zdenek Stybar

Mi-août en Bretagne (formerly known as Mi-août bretonne) (2.2) – August 9 to 12

16 Niels Albert: 8th in Stage 3
23 Lubomir Petrus
62 Christoph Pfingsten
69 Philipp Walsleben
73 Marcel Meisen:10th in Stage 3, Winner of Stage 4, 10th in the Point Ranking
75 Dieter Vanthourenhout: 8th in Stage 4
76 Florian Le Corre
Julian Alaphilippe finished 10th in Stage 1 but unfortunately did not start the final stage. Lost a lot of time in Stage 3. Don’t know what happened.

Meisen winning Stage 4:

Tour of Naaldewijk (criterium) - August 14
80km

Winner Stan Godrie
6 Niels Wubben

Niels Wubben raced at home there !

Beselare-Zonnebeke (Nat.) – August 15

3 Xandro Meurisse
12 Mariusz Gil

Happy birthday to Gert-Jan Bosman, he's 20 now, lol.

 

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Ronde van Nunspeet (criterium) – August 15

Winner Emiel Dolfsma

Nacht van 's-Gravendeel (criterium) – August 17

3 Mitchell Huenders


Veenendaal-Veenendaal (1.1? – 197.4km) – August 17

25 Mike Teunissen
62 Gert-Jan Bosman

Tour du Limousin (2.1) – August 14 to 17

49 Mathieu Boulo

Evergem-Belzele (kermess) – August 19

11 Mariusz Gil

Langemark (kermess) – August 19

3 Gianni Vermeersch

Gianni's blunder, lol:

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver (kermess) – August 19

Winner Floris De Tier
6 Laurens Sweeck
10 riders classified on Velowallon, full ranking ?

Remouchamps-Ferrières-Remouchamps (Juniors) – August 19
45 finishers 176 starters (hard race due to the heat). Race organized by the Philippe Gilbert fan club

2 Mathieu van der Poel

Mt Morris (MTB US Pro) – August 19

Winner Todd Wells

Zottegem GP (1.1) - August 21

47 Tijmen Eising
52 Karel Hnik
54 Jim Aernouts

Jauche (Kermess) – August 21

24 Sven Beelen

Wervik (Nat. – Interclub) – August 21

5 Xandro Meurisse
28 Stan Godrie

Druivenkoers - Overijse (1.1) - August 22

11 Niels Albert
27 David van der Poel
34 Gianni Vermeersch
73 Jens Adams
74 Lubomir Petrus
81 Marcel Meisen

 

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Torhout (Kermess) - August 22
138km

39 Ritchie Denolf
46 Gianni Denolf

Erpe-Mere - Lucien Van Impe GP (Kermess) - August 23
168km

6 Tijmen Eising
8 Jim Aernouts
19 Klaas Vantornout
23 Matthias Bossuyt


Herentals (Nat.) – August 25

42 Kevin Cant

Tour of Poitou-Charente (2.1) – August 21 to 25

89 Lars van der Haar

Zoetermeer (International MTB) – August 25

5 Gerben De Knegt
6 Patrick van Leeuwen

Nieuwpoort, Netherlands (criterium) – August 25

5 Mitchell Huenders

Borne (criterium) – August 25

Winner Gert-Jan Bosman

Unstoppable, lol.

Maria-Aalter (Kermess) – August 26

Winner Xandro Meurisse
8 Gianni Denolf
18 Pedro Baelen

Good road season for Xandro !

Puurs (1.12) - August 26
120km

4 Tom Van den Bosch