The 43rd Tour du Haut Var

[auscyclefan94]

19th and 20th of February

Noted riders racing;

Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) Daniel Martin, Peter Stetina and Andrew Talansky (Garmin), Nocentini (AG2R), Fedrigo (FDJ), Bouyer (Europcar), Moncoutie and Dumoulin (Cofidis), Arroyo (Movistar), Anton (Euskaltel), Noval, Porte and Gustov (Saxo Bank), Coppel (Saur-Sojasun), Sprick (Skil-Shimano), Bodrogi, Bertogliati and Reijnen (Team Type 1), Calzati (Bretagne Schuller), Blain, Clarke, Mandri, Camano, Bauer (Endura Racing), Baumann and Cozza (Team Netapp).

 

[craig1985]

Live streaming

And more importantly, there will be a live stream (and shouldn't be geo-restricted):

2011 Tour du Haut Var - cyclingfans,

 

[L'arriviste]

And more importantly, there will be a live stream (and shouldn't be geo-restricted):

2011 Tour du Haut Var - cyclingfans,

That's right. It wasn't restricted last year and I watched it both days. I love the Var region and seeing it at this time of year, still cold and bathed in golden winter light, it's really rather beautiful.

Sadly, I won't see it this year but now the season's warming up, let's all be sure to post highlights links in the race threads like TSF has been doing!

 

[craig1985]

I'm going to tip Fedrigo to win overall. BTW, what's the good word on Daniel Diaz from the Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille team?

 

[Ryaguas]

I'd like to see Coppel doing something here

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'm going to tip Fedrigo to win overall. BTW, what's the good word on Daniel Diaz from the Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille team?

Very talented rider, but still very raw. Had been linked to Geox and even Movistar, before the CT became a reality and when Telefonica were putting their foot down about a Latin American presence. He's been riding for Cafés Baqué and was a stagiare for Footon last year. I'm quite surprised he ended up at La Pomme Marseille rather than a small Spanish or Italian team like Burgos Monumental.

 

[craig1985]

Very talented rider, but still very raw. Had been linked to Geox and even Movistar, before the CT became a reality and when Telefonica were putting their foot down about a Latin American presence. He's been riding for Cafés Baqué and was a stagiare for Footon last year. I'm quite surprised he ended up at La Pomme Marseille rather than a small Spanish or Italian team like Burgos Monumental.

What is he best suited at? ie climbing, sprinting etc.

 

[lucybears]

Very talented rider, but still very raw. Had been linked to Geox and even Movistar, before the CT became a reality and when Telefonica were putting their foot down about a Latin American presence. He's been riding for Cafés Baqué and was a stagiare for Footon last year. I'm quite surprised he ended up at La Pomme Marseille rather than a small Spanish or Italian team like Burgos Monumental.

"De hecho, tiene un acuerdo con el nuevo Geox-TMC para correr a partir de 2012 y su paso por La Pomme es un año puente."
googled =
"In fact, it has an agreement with the new Geox-TMC to run from 2012 and his time in La Pomme is a year bridge."
http://planetaciclista.blogspot.com/2010/12/el-argentino-dani-diaz-correra-en-la.html

some interviews with Dani, which you can google translate yourselves
http://www.cyclingfever.com/sporter.html?_ap=interviews&sporter_idd=MjQyNzY=

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Very talented rider, but still very raw. Had been linked to Geox and even Movistar, before the CT became a reality and when Telefonica were putting their foot down about a Latin American presence. He's been riding for Cafés Baqué and was a stagiare for Footon last year. I'm quite surprised he ended up at La Pomme Marseille rather than a small Spanish or Italian team like Burgos Monumental.

no he was stationed there by geox. he has a contract for next year with geox team.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

What is he best suited at? ie climbing, sprinting etc.

sprinting, he is type jalabert rider except les sin climbing so far, also more than ok itt. he is very good on high altitude but have no idea about long mountains. rode very well in bolivia, which says a lot

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

Live :
http://video-direct.france3.fr/player.php?id=1039

 

[Libertine Seguros]

no he was stationed there by geox. he has a contract for next year with geox team.

OK, that explains it. Thanks for the info.

 

[Christian]

Can't get it on fullscreen. But I'm mostly watching Dortmund-St. Pauli anyways

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

how many km to go?

go anton

 

[Antoine_Blondin]

12 kilometers to go

 

[Christian]

Europcar putting the hammer down

 

[Christian]

sam dumoulin
rinaldo nocentini

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

sammy dumoulin wins.

 

[Christian]

voeckler 3rd

 

[hrotha]

Great, the stream died for 10 seconds with 25-50 m to go, just as Dumoulin was on par with Nocentini. When the picture came back Dumoulin had already won.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Great, the stream died for 10 seconds with 25-50 m to go, just as Dumoulin was on par with Nocentini. When the picture came back Dumoulin had already won.

yeah me also. still could be worst, we could be waiting for some twitter to give us a result.

 

[Ryaguas]

Yes! Cofidis!

Top 10:
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) 4:00:08
2 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2R) m.t.
3 Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) m.t.
4 Jose Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
5 Cédric Pineau (FDJ)
6 Gorka Izagirre (Euskaltel Euskadi) m.t.
7 Steve Tronet (Roubaix-Lille Métropole)
8 Jérémie Galland (Saur-Sojasun)
9 Jérémy Roy (FDJ)
10 Jure Kocjan (Type 1)

As always JJ Rojas top 5!

 

[The Hitch]

I was happy to see Nocentini 2nd then i saw its a 2.1 stage race and he only gets 10 points.

 

[hrotha]

Anyone watching this?
Vichot (FDJ), David López (Movistar), Camaño (Endura), Mangel (Saur) and Rolland (Europcar) some 20" ahead of the peloton.

Oh, Camaño and López dropped.

 

[Christian]

Sorensen quite combattif