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Andy99

Andy99

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1. Démare (FDJ)
2. Alexander Porsev (Katusha)
3. Kenny Van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM)
4. Niko Eeckhout (An Post - Sean Kelly)
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

Jul 16, 2010
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Yeah, so surprising to see the Belgian U23 time trial champ win this small race :rolleyes:

We just don't all hype them beyond believe here.
 
Hugo Koblet

Hugo Koblet

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GC top 10:

1. VERMOTE Julien OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 08:58:15
2. SERGENT Jesse RADIOSHACK-NISSAN :00:06
3. IGNATYEV Mikhail KATUSHA TEAM :00:09
4. BAUER Jack GARMIN-BARRACUDA :00:10
5. FARRAR Tyler GARMIN-BARRACUDA :00:11
6. LADAGNOUS Matthieu FDJ-BIG MAT :00:14
7. ROBERTS Luke TEAM SAXO BANK
8. BAGDONAS Gediminas AN POST - SEAN KELLY :00:17
9. DEMARE Arnaud FDJ-BIG MAT
10. TRENTIN Matteo OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP

Feel sorry for Van Keirsbulck who was 5th before his puncture.
 
Kwibus

Kwibus

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El Pistolero said:
Yeah, so surprising to see the Belgian U23 time trial champ win this small race :rolleyes:

We just don't all hype them beyond believe here.
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That's because we dutchies are desperate to get a big winner :)
 
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maltiv

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El Pistolero said:
Yeah, so surprising to see the Belgian U23 time trial champ win this small race :rolleyes:

We just don't all hype them beyond believe here.
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The guy has barely gotten a single CQ point the last three years. Last year he was never inside the top 10 in any race except national championships. And you say it's not a surprise...:rolleyes:
 
will10

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maltiv said:
The guy has barely gotten a single CQ point the last three years. Last year he was never inside the top 10 in any race except national championships. And you say it's not a surprise...:rolleyes:
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CQ don't have a lot of U23 races on their results so basing his abilities on that page is a little pointless. He had a solid year as a neo-pro domestique but he was a good U23 rider before that if you look more closely.
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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In his first year in the U-23 ranks, Vermote came up with a huge win in the time trial in the Le Tryptique des Monts et Chateaux over multiple strong time trialists in Jan Bakelants and Jan Ghyselinck.
In his 2nd year in the U23 ranks, Vermote kept pulling very strong results. He shocked the field in the U-23 Belgian Time Trial Championships with beating defending champion Ghyselinck (who finished in 4th) and won by 23 seconds. He had another strong time trialing result with winning the stage 2 time trial in the Tour du Haut Anjou beating U-23 stalwarts Tejay Van Garderen and Marcel Kittel. He hung on for 2nd place overall in the stage race just 4 seconds behind van Garderen.
2010 was a solid year for Vermote though in some peoples eyes, not as strong as his previous U-23 years. He had multiple strong results in big U-23 races such as the U-23 Ronde van Vlaanderen (12th), La Cote de Picardie (4th) and Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux (7th overall) though he had one great win in Brussel-Opwijk, breaking away solo and winning alone. Vermote signed with Quick Step for one year + a 1 year option in the late summer of 2010.


Source: wikipedia
 
Kazistuta

Kazistuta

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El Pistolero said:
In his first year in the U-23 ranks, Vermote came up with a huge win in the time trial in the Le Tryptique des Monts et Chateaux over multiple strong time trialists in Jan Bakelants and Jan Ghyselinck.
In his 2nd year in the U23 ranks, Vermote kept pulling very strong results. He shocked the field in the U-23 Belgian Time Trial Championships with beating defending champion Ghyselinck (who finished in 4th) and won by 23 seconds. He had another strong time trialing result with winning the stage 2 time trial in the Tour du Haut Anjou beating U-23 stalwarts Tejay Van Garderen and Marcel Kittel. He hung on for 2nd place overall in the stage race just 4 seconds behind van Garderen.
2010 was a solid year for Vermote though in some peoples eyes, not as strong as his previous U-23 years. He had multiple strong results in big U-23 races such as the U-23 Ronde van Vlaanderen (12th), La Cote de Picardie (4th) and Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux (7th overall) though he had one great win in Brussel-Opwijk, breaking away solo and winning alone. Vermote signed with Quick Step for one year + a 1 year option in the late summer of 2010.


Source: wikipedia
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These results doesn't strike me as more than decent U23 success. Comparing his TT skills with guys like Ghyselinck and Bakelandts isn't exactly a high marker to go by either.

Considering that Vermote won just in front of guys like Bauer, Ignatiev and Ladagnous says it all - but kudos to him, this was a great win for the young Belgian. Surprising win out of the blue? Yes indeed.

The most surprising thing this weekend to me was Fuglsangs poor time trial - I had him down as a potential overall winner after his display of form in Le Samyn.
 
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theyoungest

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Kazistuta said:
These results doesn't strike me as more than decent U23 success. Comparing his TT skills with guys like Ghyselinck and Bakelandts isn't exactly a high marker to go by either.

Considering that Vermote won just in front of guys like Bauer, Ignatiev and Ladagnous says it all - but kudos to him, this was a great win for the young Belgian. Surprising win out of the blue? Yes indeed.

The most surprising thing this weekend to me was Fuglsangs poor time trial - I had him down as a potential overall winner after his display of form in Le Samyn.
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I'm sure that, although El Pistolero doesn't like to hype Belgian cyclists "because they don't do that" in Belgium, secretly he had Julien Vermote down as one of the top favourites for this race, because he beat Ghyselinck and Bakelants once as an espoir. Oh, and even Van Garderen and Kittel.

As for Fuglsang: maybe he's been training mostly on his climbing. If so: wise decision.
 
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Vermote appeared to be absolutely gobsmacked by his win in the after-race-interview...

good to see a young rider like him take this win, should give him a serious boost...

though for me the conclusion of this race (and samyn) was simple, how fast and strong is demaré?:eek:
 
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

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Kazistuta said:
These results doesn't strike me as more than decent U23 success. Comparing his TT skills with guys like Ghyselinck and Bakelandts isn't exactly a high marker to go by either.

Considering that Vermote won just in front of guys like Bauer, Ignatiev and Ladagnous says it all - but kudos to him, this was a great win for the young Belgian. Surprising win out of the blue? Yes indeed.

The most surprising thing this weekend to me was Fuglsangs poor time trial - I had him down as a potential overall winner after his display of form in Le Samyn.
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Kittel was one of the best time trial specialist in the U23 ranks. Ohhh, Ignatiev... Scary. Not exactly guys that are in top form for a little Ronde like this ;)

Ghyselinck was a very big talent in the U23 ranks anyway, shows how much you know I guess. Not a whole lot.

Fuglsang peaking for the Ronde van West Vlaanderen after he busted his knee in the Tour Down Under. My god, do you know anything about cycling? He's clearly aiming for the Ardennes classics.
 
Ruudz0r

Ruudz0r

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El Pistolero said:
Kittel was one of the best time trial specialist in the U23 ranks. Ohhh, Ignatiev... Scary. Not exactly guys that are in top form for a little Ronde like this ;)

Ghyselinck was a very big talent in the U23 ranks anyway, shows how much you know I guess. Not a whole lot.

Fuglsang peaking for the Ronde van West Vlaanderen after he busted his knee in the Tour Down Under. My god, do you know anything about cycling? He's clearly aiming for the Ardennes classics.
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Fuglsang peaks for the Giro -,-
 
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