• The Cycling News forum is looking to add some volunteer moderators with Red Rick's recent retirement. If you're interested in helping keep our discussions on track, send a direct message to @SHaines here on the forum, or use the Contact Us form to message the Community Team.

    In the meanwhile, please use the Report option if you see a post that doesn't fit within the forum rules.

    Thanks!

The European season starts: GP d'Ouverture & Étoile de Bessèges

Page 7 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
El Pistolero

El Pistolero

Jul 16, 2010
17,455
5
0
Visit site
Maaaaaaaarten said:
I read Marcato's been working on his sprinting this winter; he must have been so frustrated by all the second places last year. Let's hope his training will result in many wins this season. :eek:
Click to expand...

Yeah, his sprint was the reason why he got second in Paris-Tours last year :rolleyes:

He should ride smarter if he wants to win more.
 
Christian

Christian

Mar 13, 2009
5,245
2
0
Visit site
jens_attacks said:
lol even when he wins,he's not acknowledged for that...hilarious...mario marcato :)))

i hope he will get a few this year,great rider.
Click to expand...

goodness that just shows how much the general french public knows/cares about cycling ... cf. my transcription of the "team europa/whatever team thomas voeckler is on - interview" the other day

@TomStamsnijder:

out off the time limit! i am really ****ed at the organizers! point 1 never they gave us the time difference to the front of the race! point 2 it was dangerous to ride 2day but we decided to continue because of the race orginisation, so they would not have financial problems for next year! and what do they do to thank us, take 40 riders out of the race because we where over the 8 min time-limit, 2 min too late
Click to expand...
 
TeoSheva

TeoSheva

Feb 4, 2011
1,888
1
10,485
Visit site
the 5th stage has been cut!

besseges50.png


tha finish has been moved to the top of the ill! So, now it's more interesting!
 
Maaaaaaaarten

Maaaaaaaarten

Oct 23, 2011
3,846
2
0
Visit site
Aww Rolland would've won easily if they had finished on top of the col.

Uhmm the ticker says at 11:50:

Classement provisoire :
1 Stéphane Poulhiès (Saur Sojasun)
2 Justin Jules (Véranda Rideau U)
3 Bobbie Traksel (Landbouwkrediet)
4 Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur Sojasun)
5 Michael Van Staeyen (TopSport Vlaanderen)
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)
7 Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne Schuller)
8 Anthony Ravard (AG2R La Mondiale)
9 Kurt Hovelynck (Landbouwkrediet)
10 Gijs Van Hoecke (TopSport Vlaanderen)
11 Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil)
12 Tom Van Asbroeck (TopSport Vlaanderen)
13 Matthieu Sprick (Project 1t4i)
14 Alexandre Pichot (Europcar)
15 Davy Commeyne (Landbouwkrediet)
16 Sven Jodts (TopSport Vlaanderen)
17 Jean-Luc Delpech (Bretagne Schuller)

Lolwut? They finished the stage before I even came back from church :confused:
 
Ruudz0r

Ruudz0r

Jun 9, 2011
2,926
9
11,495
www.cyclingupdates.com
Maaaaaaaarten said:
Aww Rolland would've won easily if they had finished on top of the col.

Uhmm the ticker says at 11:50:

Classement provisoire :
1 Stéphane Poulhiès (Saur Sojasun)
2 Justin Jules (Véranda Rideau U)
3 Bobbie Traksel (Landbouwkrediet)
4 Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur Sojasun)
5 Michael Van Staeyen (TopSport Vlaanderen)
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)
7 Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne Schuller)
8 Anthony Ravard (AG2R La Mondiale)
9 Kurt Hovelynck (Landbouwkrediet)
10 Gijs Van Hoecke (TopSport Vlaanderen)
11 Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil)
12 Tom Van Asbroeck (TopSport Vlaanderen)
13 Matthieu Sprick (Project 1t4i)
14 Alexandre Pichot (Europcar)
15 Davy Commeyne (Landbouwkrediet)
16 Sven Jodts (TopSport Vlaanderen)
17 Jean-Luc Delpech (Bretagne Schuller)

Lolwut? They finished the stage before I even came back from church :confused:
Click to expand...

Time trial later today so this was the morning stage.
 
Maaaaaaaarten

Maaaaaaaarten

Oct 23, 2011
3,846
2
0
Visit site
ah right, and they even shortened the short stage taking the clim away from it... so I guess that makes sense.

The TT has a climb in it and Rolland did pretty good in the TT in the Tour last year, so I'm saying Rolland ftw!
 
will10

will10

Dec 27, 2010
6,674
1
0
Visit site
56 guys in with a shout leading into the TT. Rolland, Taaramae, Coppel and Engoulvent stand out as the favourites for GC to me. Who knows, maybe Bobbie will pull off the TT of his life, he's got history here in Besseges, would be poetic if he ended up winning it.

1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
2 Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau U 0:00:06
3 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling 0:00:08
4 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:10
5 Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi 0:00:16
6 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
7 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi 0:00:17
8 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:18
9 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
10 Rémi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
11 Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
12 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis Le Crédit en Ligne 0:00:20
13 Yannick Martinez (Fra) Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille
14 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) An Post - Sean Kelly
15 Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
16 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
17 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
18 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
19 Romain Matheou (Fra) Veranda Rideau U
20 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
21 Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
22 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
23 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
24 Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
25 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
26 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
27 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet
28 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis Le Crédit en Ligne
29 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Accent.Jobs - Willems Verandas
30 Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ - Big Mat
31 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
32 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ - Big Mat
33 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
34 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
35 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
36 Rémi Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis Le Crédit en Ligne
37 Dimitri Le Bouch (Fra) Auber 93
38 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Accent.Jobs - Willems Verandas
39 Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling
40 Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41 Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
42 Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille
43 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ - Big Mat
44 Leif Hoste (Bel) Accent.Jobs - Willems Verandas
45 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
46 Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller
47 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
48 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
49 Gaylord Cumont (Fra) Veranda Rideau U
50 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
51 Mark McNally (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly
52 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
53 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling
54 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:30
55 Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:39
56 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:48
 
FujiAnton

FujiAnton

Feb 18, 2011
80
0
0
Visit site
With the TT finishing in a 3km climb, 5% average and stretches of 16 to 20%, seems obvious to me that Bodrogi and Engoulvent are out of contention. So for me the GC is between Roland, Coppel and Taaramae.
 
Maaaaaaaarten

Maaaaaaaarten

Oct 23, 2011
3,846
2
0
Visit site
wasn't Rolland 21st or something in the TT in the Tour?

He should be able to keep his lead in a 9,7km TT with 3 of climbing

EDIT he lost 47secs to Taaramae in the TT in the TDF..... which was 42,5km
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

Mar 13, 2009
29,215
3,057
28,180
Visit site
according to the latest info I saw Traksel is at 6 seconds not 10

1 ROLLAND Pierre EUC FRA
2 TRAKSEL Bobbie LAN NED 06''
2 VERMEULEN Franck VRU FRA 06''
4 MARCATO Marco VCD ITA 08''
5 POULHIES Stéphane SAU FRA 10''
6 EL FARES Julien TT1 FRA 16''
8 HOVELYNCK Kurt LAN BEL 16''
9 ANTOMARCHI Julien TT1 FRA 17''
9 RAVARD Anthony ALM FRA 18''
10 HIVERT Jonathan SAU FRA 18''
11 CUSIN Rémi TT1 FRA 18''
12 BARBE Koen LAN BEL 18''
13 DUMOULIN Samuel COF FRA 20''
14 MARTINEZ Yannick LPM FRA 20''
15 ENGOULVENT Jimmy SAU FRA 20''

Not that it matters much. I don't see him winning anyway. More like a TT specialist or just Rolland
 
Christian

Christian

Mar 13, 2009
5,245
2
0
Visit site
FujiAnton said:
With the TT finishing in a 3km climb, 5% average and stretches of 16 to 20%, seems obvious to me that Bodrogi and Engoulvent are out of contention. So for me the GC is between Roland, Coppel and Taaramae.
Click to expand...

I think Engoulvent could still do good. I saw him win the prologue of the Tour of Luxembourg twice and that has a brutal climb in it ... but 3km climb is probably a bit long
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom