Update #34: Dane of Terror: Redhead steps up to win the week
Okay, looks like CQ either got my email or coincidentally fixed their August 27th update, one week later. So let's catch up on this one and get update 35 out in a few days!
This Week's Top Scorers
This week saw the points pile on from the Renewi Tour, Poitou Charentes, and Deutschland Tour. Redhead Dane leads the week by almost sweeping all three winners - their team's biggest riders were Ilan Van Wilder (202 points, 34 teams, won Deutschland), Florian Vermeersch (171, 7, 2nd in Renewi), and Soren Waerenskjold (152, 11, won Poitou). Second on the week is Sneekes with Van Wilder, Mike Teunissen (141, 18) and Jasper Stuyven (127, 23). Third is a familiar name, as Blues in the bottle comes back with a vengeance after a quiet month or so, thanks to IVW, Stuyven and Kevin Vermaerke (77, 4).
This Week's High Movers
A very different list here, headlined by MADRAZO moving up 14 points thanks to Van Wilder/Teunissen, Bonimenier moving up 11 thanks to Van Wilder/Lampaert/Stuyven, and both BlueRoads and vladimir moving up 10 spots.
Green Jersey Competition
Just as several teams were within striking distance, Blues in the bottle scores 30 more points to go into a lead of more than a weekly win (45 points). Senderos moves more clearly into 2nd with 10 points on the week, with no one else scoring in the top 5.
Top 10 Overall
Same story as the green jersey competition here - after letting competitors inch closer in recent weeks, Blues in the bottle gains about 200 points on their team's closest competitors to move back into a lead of over 650 points. repre and Riverside hold steady on the podium, although teams are getting close behind. No teams moving in or out of the top 10 this week.
Of course, this most recent week saw the first week of the Vuelta, Bretagne classic, and a few smaller races. We'll see how that shook out in a couple of days - I'm just in transit for the next day or so, so expect the next update Wednesday most likely .
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