Tour Méditerranéen 2.1 (6th-10th February)

[trevim]

very nice result from gonçalves

Yeah very surprising to see him coming just behind a talent such as Jungels. They should be about the same age and it's their first year at a decent level.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

It really sucks that the stage is cancelled, was looking forward to a stage like this, with this field.

True although I think the scale used on the profile made the cancelled stage look much harder than it actually was

 

[Parrulo]

Yeah very surprising to see him coming just behind a talent such as Jungels. They should be about the same age and it's their first year at a decent level.

nah jungels is over 3 years younger (only 19) but it still is a very good result as gonçalves has been riding in portugal with very limited support and racing until this year while jungels has been competition at pretty much professional level (support, training and scedule wise) for a couple years now.

either way i wonder what kind of rider he will become, he did a fairly good volta last year . . . i will follow his year very closely as i think he will deliver some nice results on some smaller races

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

nah jungels is over 3 years younger (only 19) but it still is a very good result as gonçalves has been riding in portugal with very limited support and racing until this year while jungels has been competition at pretty much professional level (support, training and scedule wise) for a couple years now.

either way i wonder what kind of rider he will become, he did a fairly good volta last year . . . i will follow his year very closely as i think he will deliver some nice results on some smaller races

Isn't Jungels from '92? That ought to make him 20, and he'll become 21 this year. Still a grat result for a 20 year old, obviously.

I think Danny van Poppel is the only teenager with a WT contract this season.

 

[Frosty]

Good performance from Boom. I seem to remember him beating Cancellara in a twisty prologue this time two years ago in Qatar. Is he to be expected to be in better condition than others at the moment due to cyclo-crossing over the winter?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I think he barely did any cyclocross this year, so it shouldn't be much of a factor.

 

[trevim]

nah jungels is over 3 years younger (only 19) but it still is a very good result as gonçalves has been riding in portugal with very limited support and racing until this year while jungels has been competition at pretty much professional level (support, training and scedule wise) for a couple years now.

either way i wonder what kind of rider he will become, he did a fairly good volta last year . . . i will follow his year very closely as i think he will deliver some nice results on some smaller races

Yeah races with a decent amount of TT and not much hills like Limousin (sometimes), Poitou-Charentes or Sarthe.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Tomorrow's stage cancelled.

 

[will10]

Apparently Pinotti crashed, broke two ribs and injured his shoulder. Bummer.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Apparently Pinotti crashed, broke two ribs and injured his shoulder. Bummer.

Crashing everywhere, poor man.
Perhaps its time to think about his health.

 

[FFrenchcyclisme]

i am angry! it's a pity to cancel the stage at the last moment. La préfecture des bouches-du-rhône really sucks and makes fun of the organisers. i cannot believe they merely cancel the stage.

 

[maltiv]

Hushovd was only 2:11 back today, not bad at all!

That's only 11 seconds behind Thomas Dekker

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hushovd was only 2:11 back today, not bad at all!

That's only 11 seconds behind Thomas Dekker

Hushovd will be ready at least for P-R, no question. Perhaps even MSR.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Isn't Jungels from '92? That ought to make him 20, and he'll become 21 this year. Still a grat result for a 20 year old, obviously.

I think Danny van Poppel is the only teenager with a WT contract this season.

Technically Niccolo Bonifazio is another 1, he turns pro in august with Lampre he still is 19 then, and already has the contract now .

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Technically Niccolo Bonifazio is another 1, he turns pro in august with Lampre he still is 19 then, and already has the contract now .

So, did he do anything nice to get himself a WT contract at that age? I mean, Van Poppel had a decent espoirs season in his first year and his daddy works for Vacansoleil, but cq ain't got nothing on Bonifazio.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

and races in france and italy wonder why they are going bankrupt...

 

[Ruudz0r]

So, did he do anything nice to get himself a WT contract at that age? I mean, Van Poppel had a decent espoirs season in his first year and his daddy works for Vacansoleil, but cq ain't got nothing on Bonifazio.

Yes he did, he won 7 races last year in Italy as a first year in the U23 rank. Which is really a lot. In comparison in 2011 Simion + Gasparrini did best with both 2 victories. In 2010 Paoli + Dall Oste did best with 2 wins, in 2009 Zhupa + Ruffoni did best with 3 wins (although Felline was the best that year from the 1st years). In 2008 Ulissi did best with 4 wins, (although Viviani + Ratto + Guardini got more points).

So 7 wins is really a lot as a first year in Italy's U23 scene. Came as a suprise to me as his 2nd junior year wasnt that special (it was good but the 7 wins were unexpected).

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mollema said nothing was arranged well when they got there.

I think if Tour Med organises a race this way they might as well stop right now

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Yes he did, he won 7 races last year in Italy as a first year in the U23 rank. Which is really a lot. In comparison in 2011 Simion + Gasparrini did best with both 2 victories. In 2010 Paoli + Dall Oste did best with 2 wins, in 2009 Zhupa + Ruffoni did best with 3 wins (although Felline was the best that year from the 1st years). In 2008 Ulissi did best with 4 wins, (although Viviani + Ratto + Guardini got more points).

So 7 wins is really a lot as a first year in Italy's U23 scene. Came as a suprise to me as his 2nd junior year wasnt that special (it was good but the 7 wins were unexpected).

Ah awesome, thanks for sharing

 

[Dazed and Confused]

and races in france and italy wonder why they are going bankrupt...

agree, not good enough.

 

[The Hitch]

lol is this the first time cq have posted the results for a race the day before its due to take place

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23920

 

[Jancouver]

lol is this the first time cq have posted the results for a race the day before its due to take place

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=23920

So no points for any of us.
If I dont win the CQ game, this is the reason!

 

[trevim]

Pretty decent from Hushovd. One thing I know, he won't be out of shape due to lack of work. He seems to take his job really serious. I'm happy he did OK; Geelong was one of my favourite cycling moments: there was hope from the start but when he won it just sounded incredible to me.

 

[Afrank]

Apparently Pinotti crashed, broke two ribs and injured his shoulder. Bummer.

Man that sucks, first he's on his way to a podium at worlds and crashes out and now this. I hope he can recover quickly.

 

[manafana]

Poor pinotti, one of the nice guys in peleton that hasn't been afraid to talk about the elephant in the room, bad injury for early season. Such finely tuned athletes one thing goes wrong and your back to square one.

Saturdays stage would be great live, is it me or is field much stronger than last year when JTL tore it up.