Volta Limburg Classic (1.1), 5th April 2014

[Dazed and Confused]

Dutch mountains:

Selig won last year:

Teams and key riders in this edition:
1. Belkin-Pro Cycling Team (Kelderman, Hofland)
2. Team Giant-Shimano (Craddock, Haga)
3. Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise (van Staeyen, Jacobs)
4. Wanty - Groupe Gobert (Sijmens, Baugnies)
5. Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela (van Hummel, Bertazzo)
6. Bardiani - CSF (Colbrelli, Canola)
7. Neri Sottoli (Finetto, Chicchi)
8. CCC Polsat Polkowice (Rebellin, Paterski)
9. UnitedHealthcare (Euser, Bazzana)
10. Rietumu - Delfin (Smirnovs, Papok)
11. Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace (Peeters, Ruijgh)
12. Cult Energy Vital Water (Cort, Christensen)
13. Team Stölting (Oelerich, Liß)
14. An Post - Chain Reaction (O\' Shea, Mccarthy)
15. Cycling Team de Rijke (Pfingsten, Kouwenhoven)
16. Cycling Team Jo Piels (Lammertink, Vermeer)
17. Koga Cycling Team (van der Zwet, van den Berg)
18. Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam (Ariesen, Asselman)
19. Parkhotel Valkenburg CT (Zanotti, Bulgac)
20. Rabobank Development Team (Lindeman, Dolfsma)
21. Veranclassic - Doltcini (Mol, Brambilla)
22. Verandas Willems (Bille, Vereecken)
23. MTN - Qhubeka (Debesay, Van Zyl)
24. Netherlands (Schoonbroodt, Erren)
25. United States (Putt, Darville)

Complete startlist: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Volta_Limburg_Classic_2014-Startlist

Good chance for Bardiani and CCC Polsat to get a win, but Belkin looks strong on paper.

Official website: http://www.voltalimburgclassic.nl/index.php?pageId=1

Race will start at 12:00 (CEST) and L1 TV will broadcast at various times including the last part of the race from 14:45.

 

[Arredondo]

Look at that profile! You're sure it is in the Netherlands?

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Hofland ftw

 

[theyoungest]

The final circuits always kinda kill this race, cut the final 20 k and it could be epic. The profile is slightly overdone, but still it's probably the hardest course available in the Netherlands.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The final circuits always kinda kill this race, cut the final 20 k and it could be epic. The profile is slightly overdone, but still it's probably the hardest course available in the Netherlands.

Its something like 2000m of climbing. Plenty of terrain if the riders go for it imo. If they wait, well then it will end in a group sprint.

Maybe Seeldraeyers, Rodrigues or Euser will try longer distance.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Grandpa Rebellin to make a surprise.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Live video

http://www.l1.nl/epg_nowon/popup/tv

a bit choppy though

 

[TourOfSardinia]

nice to retro-feel to see the Rabobank jersey

 

[TourOfSardinia]

break due to be caught v.soon.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Interesting attack with Ten Dam, Lindeman, Ruijgh, De Maar, ...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

stream seems to have died at -65km

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Mine works after refreshing

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Break's probably gonna get caught. Colbrelli to finally win something? He deserves it.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Colbrelli is easily the most doomed rider so far this season. Seemed a bit boxed in between Hofland and the barriers.

1. Hofland
2. Colbrelli
3. Finetto (I think)

The fourth was already a lot behind

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Sonny...

 

[De Snelle Duif]

4. Colli
5. Cort Nielsen
6. Kreder (Michel)
7. Bazzana
8. Van Hummel (didn't expect him to get over all these hills)
9. Paterski
10. Bouwman

 

[Peccio89]

Colbrelli legendary

 

[theyoungest]

Colbrelli is easily the most doomed rider so far this season. Seemed a bit boxed in between Hofland and the barriers.

1. Hofland
2. Colbrelli
3. Finetto (I think)

The fourth was already a lot behind

He seemed to bounce off the cobbles. It's a difficult sprint, that one. Perfect for a power sprinter like Hofland.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

He seemed to bounce off the cobbles.

Yeah, that might have been it.

 

[Kwibus]

Nice one for Hofland. Breakthrough season.
This ofcourse isnt the biggest race, but it adds on a win in P-N and an impressive 2nd behind Boonen in Kuurne.

 

[SafeBet]

Sonny

Finetto the new Santa?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hofland too good here:

@eshnar. Lets see if he wins Trentino......

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Last few kms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flS8dN4abC8

 

[metaCYCLE]

So the podium was this:
1. Hofland
2. Secondelli
2. Finetto?

 

[Bushman]

Good result from Cort.