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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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Upcoming racing:
Next races we'll cover will be the Coppa Agostoni, held in Italy, and the GP de Wallonie, run in Belgium. Both happen on Wednesday, September 16.
September 13 UCI World Tour rider, team and country rankings
Rider rankings:
Rank | Prev. | Rider | Team (Code) | Points |
1 | 1 | VALVERDE Alejandro | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 615 |
2 | 7 | RODRIGUEZ Joaquin | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 474 |
3 | 5 | QUINTANA Nairo Alexander | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 457 |
4 | 2 | KRISTOFF Alexander | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 453 |
5 | 14 | ARU Fabio | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 448 |
6 | 3 | FROOME Christopher | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 430 |
7 | 4 | CONTADOR Alberto | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 407 |
8 | 6 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 324 |
9 | 11 | FARIA Rui Alberto | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 324 |
10 | 8 | PORTE Richie | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 314 |
11 | 13 | DEGENKOLB John | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 302 |
12 | 9 | URAN URAN Rigoberto | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 301 |
13 | 10 | THOMAS Geraint | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 283 |
14 | 29 | DUMOULIN Tom | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 271 |
15 | 12 | SPILAK Simon | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 269 |
16 | 16 | SAGAN Peter | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 257 |
17 | 15 | PINOT Thibaut | FDJ (FDJ) | 249 |
18 | 19 | POZZOVIVO Domenico | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 242 |
19 | 17 | MATTHEWS Michael | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 221 |
20 | 18 | MOLLEMA Bauke | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 212 |
21 | 23 | BARDET Romain | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 206 |
22 | 20 | GREIPEL André | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 203 |
23 | 35 | WELLENS Tim | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 195 |
24 | 21 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 195 |
25 | 22 | ZAKARIN Ilnur | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 194 |
26 | 24 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 180 |
27 | 26 | GILBERT Philippe | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 179 |
28 | 25 | IZAGUIRRE Jon | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 173 |
29 | 27 | STYBAR Zdenek | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 172 |
30 | 65 | MAJKA Rafal | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 165 |
31 | 30 | LANDA Mikel | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 164 |
32 | 28 | HENAO Sergio Luis | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 157 |
33 | 43 | YATES Adam | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 150 |
34 | 31 | YATES Simon | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 148 |
35 | 32 | TERPSTRA Niki | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 140 |
36 | 33 | NIBALI Vincenzo | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 138 |
37 | 46 | MORENO Daniel | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 136 |
38 | 34 | DENNIS Rohan | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 135 |
39 | 198 | CHAVES Jhoan Esteban | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 114 |
40 | 36 | GESINK Robert | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 114 |
41 | 44 | KELDERMAN Wilco | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 111 |
42 | 45 | DE CLERCQ Bart | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 106 |
43 | 37 | BOOM Lars | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 102 |
44 | 38 | HESJEDAL Ryder | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 102 |
45 | 56 | BENOOT Tiesj | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 101 |
46 | 39 | ULISSI Diego | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 98 |
47 | 40 | GALLOPIN Tony | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 97 |
48 | 41 | VAN GARDEREN Tejay | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 96 |
49 | 42 | AMADOR Andrey | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 93 |
50 | 53 | MARTIN Daniel | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 85 |
51 | 47 | ROELANDTS Jurgen | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 82 |
52 | 48 | INTXAUSTI Benat | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 81 |
53 | 49 | PAOLINI Luca | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 80 |
54 | 50 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 80 |
55 | 51 | NIZZOLO Giacomo | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 78 |
56 | 52 | EVANS Cadel | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 76 |
57 | 54 | FRANK Mathias | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 72 |
58 | 55 | HERMANS Ben | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 71 |
59 | 57 | KONIG Leopold | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 70 |
60 | 58 | KREUZIGER Roman | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 64 |
61 | 59 | FELLINE Fabio | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 64 |
62 | 60 | FUGLSANG Jakob | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 64 |
63 | 121 | NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 64 |
64 | 61 | ALBASINI Michael | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 62 |
65 | 62 | BONIFAZIO Niccolo | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 60 |
66 | 114 | BAKELANTS Jan | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 59 |
67 | 63 | CANCELLARA Fabian | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 59 |
68 | 64 | ELMIGER Martin | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 56 |
69 | 66 | CARUSO Damiano | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 54 |
70 | 67 | TALANSKY Andrew | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 54 |
71 | 68 | VANMARCKE Sep | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 52 |
72 | 69 | FERNANDEZ Ruben | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 52 |
73 | 70 | NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 50 |
74 | 71 | TRENTIN Matteo | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 50 |
75 | 76 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 49 |
76 | 72 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 49 |
77 | 88 | IMPEY Daryl | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 49 |
78 | 73 | BOONEN Tom | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 48 |
79 | 74 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 48 |
80 | 75 | TROFIMOV Yury | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 48 |
81 | 77 | KEUKELEIRE Jens | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 46 |
82 | 78 | JUNGELS Bob | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 46 |
83 | 79 | POELS Wouter | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 46 |
84 | 80 | GENIEZ Alexandre | FDJ (FDJ) | 44 |
85 | 81 | MODOLO Sacha | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 43 |
86 | 82 | VALLS FERRI Rafael | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 41 |
87 | 83 | VANDENBERGH Stijn | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 40 |
88 | 84 | GRIVKO Andriy | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 40 |
89 | 85 | SCARPONI Michele | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 40 |
90 | 86 | ATAPUMA Darwin | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 40 |
91 | 87 | MARTIN Tony | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 40 |
92 | 113 | PLAZA Ruben | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 38 |
93 | 89 | BRESCHEL Matti | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 36 |
94 | 90 | IZAGUIRRE Gorka | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 36 |
95 | 95 | MONFORT Maxime | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 36 |
96 | 91 | BARGUIL Warren | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 34 |
97 | 92 | DEMARE Arnaud | FDJ (FDJ) | 33 |
98 | 93 | LAMPAERT Yves | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 32 |
99 | 94 | CIMOLAI Davide | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 32 |
100 | 96 | GESCHKE Simon | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 32 |
101 | 97 | ROGERS Michael | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 31 |
102 | 98 | RIBLON Christophe | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 31 |
103 | 99 | LOPEZ Miguel Angel | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 31 |
104 | 100 | SANCHEZ Samuel | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 30 |
105 | 101 | CAVENDISH Mark | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 30 |
106 | 152 | VAN POPPEL Danny | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 29 |
107 | 102 | VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 28 |
108 | 103 | VIVIANI Elia | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 28 |
109 | 104 | PANTANO Jarlinson | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 27 |
110 | 105 | FORMOLO Davide | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 26 |
111 | - | ROCHE Nicolas | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 26 |
112 | 106 | KANGERT Tanel | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 24 |
113 | - | SANTOS Nelson Filipe | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 24 |
114 | 109 | KIRYIENKA Vasil | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 24 |
115 | 107 | TIRALONGO Paolo | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 23 |
116 | 108 | ROUX Anthony | FDJ (FDJ) | 22 |
117 | - | BRAMBILLA Gianluca | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 22 |
118 | 110 | MORABITO Steve | FDJ (FDJ) | 21 |
119 | 153 | EWAN Caleb | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 21 |
120 | 111 | ROWE Luke | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 20 |
121 | - | DE MARCHI Alessandro | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 20 |
122 | 112 | PELUCCHI Matteo | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 20 |
123 | 115 | MOINARD Amaël | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 18 |
124 | 170 | LINDEMAN Bertjan | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 18 |
125 | 138 | ROJAS Jose Joaquin | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 17 |
126 | 185 | STUYVEN Jasper | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 17 |
127 | 116 | POLANC Jan | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 16 |
128 | - | SCHLECK Frank | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 16 |
129 | - | GOUGEARD Alexis | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 16 |
130 | 137 | BODNAR Maciej | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 16 |
131 | 117 | KEISSE Iljo | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 16 |
132 | 118 | OSS Daniel | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 14 |
133 | 130 | VISCONTI Giovanni | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 14 |
134 | 122 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 14 |
135 | 119 | LOBATO Juan Jose | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 14 |
136 | 120 | MALORI Adriano | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 13 |
137 | 160 | DRUCKER Jean-Pierre | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 12 |
138 | 123 | SINKELDAM Ramon | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 10 |
139 | 124 | BAUER Jack | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 10 |
140 | 125 | JUUL JENSEN Christopher | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 10 |
141 | - | ELISSONDE Kenny | FDJ (FDJ) | 10 |
142 | 131 | CHEREL Mikael | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 10 |
143 | 126 | KITTEL Marcel | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 10 |
144 | 127 | DURBRIDGE Luke | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 10 |
145 | 129 | SANCHEZ Luis Leon | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 9 |
146 | 128 | MEZGEC Luka | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 9 |
147 | 134 | CHERNETSKI Sergei | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 8 |
148 | 132 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 8 |
149 | 133 | VAN EMDEN Jos | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 8 |
150 | 135 | CLARKE Simon | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 8 |
151 | - | ZUBELDIA Haimar | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 8 |
152 | 196 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 8 |
153 | - | PUCCIO Salvatore | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 8 |
154 | - | KOSHEVOY Ilia | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 8 |
155 | 136 | HOFLAND Moreno | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 8 |
156 | 154 | BENNETT George | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 6 |
157 | - | CARDOSO Andre | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 6 |
158 | 139 | LUTSENKO Alexey | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 6 |
159 | 140 | QUINZIATO Manuel | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 6 |
160 | 141 | ANACONA Winner | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 6 |
161 | 142 | LE BON Johan | FDJ (FDJ) | 6 |
162 | 145 | DURASEK Kristijan | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 6 |
163 | 146 | GERRANS Simon | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 6 |
164 | 143 | KUENG Stefan | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 6 |
165 | 144 | REICHENBACH Sébastien | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 6 |
166 | 147 | KENNAUGH Peter | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 6 |
167 | 148 | NIELSEN Magnus Cort | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 5 |
168 | 149 | PORSEV Alexander | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 5 |
169 | 197 | REZA Kévin | FDJ (FDJ) | 5 |
170 | 150 | DUMOULIN Samuel | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 5 |
171 | 151 | VANGENECHTEN Jonas | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 5 |
172 | 155 | WESTRA Lieuwe | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 4 |
173 | 156 | BRANDLE Matthias | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 4 |
174 | - | BOSWELL Ian | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 4 |
175 | - | MOSER Moreno | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 4 |
176 | 157 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 4 |
177 | 158 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 4 |
178 | 159 | KLUGE Roger | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 4 |
179 | 189 | ROSA Diego | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 3 |
180 | 161 | ARREDONDO Julian David | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 3 |
181 | 163 | LAGUTIN Sergey | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 2 |
182 | 162 | TCATEVICH Aleksei | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 2 |
183 | 164 | MARTENS Paul | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 2 |
184 | 169 | CRADDOCK Lawson | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 2 |
185 | - | MAES Nikolas | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 2 |
186 | 171 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 2 |
187 | 173 | BENNATI Daniele | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 2 |
188 | 167 | SMUKULIS Gatis | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 2 |
189 | 188 | RICHEZE Maximiliano | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 2 |
190 | 165 | MARANGONI Alan | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 2 |
191 | 166 | GRETSCH Patrick | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 2 |
192 | 168 | FLENS Rick | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 2 |
193 | 172 | VALLEE Boris | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 2 |
194 | 174 | DANIELSON Thomas | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 2 |
195 | 177 | CASTROVIEJO Jonathan | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 1 |
196 | 175 | TAARAMAE Rein | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 1 |
197 | 176 | TURGOT Sébastien | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 1 |
198 | 178 | FERRARI Roberto | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 1 |
199 | 179 | HAAS Nathan | CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 1 |
200 | 180 | SOLER Marc | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 1 |
201 | 190 | BOUET Maxime | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 1 |
202 | - | MACHADO Tiago | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 1 |
203 | 191 | NOCENTINI Rinaldo | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 1 |
204 | 186 | BRUTT Pavel | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 1 |
205 | 192 | VAN WINDEN Dennis | LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 1 |
206 | 193 | HOWSON Damien | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 1 |
207 | 194 | BOECKMANS Kris | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 1 |
208 | - | COPPEL Jerome | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 1 |
209 | 181 | HALLER Marco | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 1 |
210 | 182 | BELKOV Maxim | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 1 |
211 | 183 | GUARDINI Andrea | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 1 |
212 | 184 | HERRADA Jesus | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 1 |
213 | 187 | POZZATO Filippo | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 1 |
214 | 195 | MEERSMAN Gianni | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 1 |
Team Rankings:
Rank | Prev. | Team (Code) | Points |
1 | 1 | TEAM KATUSHA (KAT) | 1526 |
2 | 3 | MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) | 1419 |
3 | 2 | TEAM SKY (SKY) | 1254 |
4 | 4 | ETIXX - QUICK STEP (EQS) | 988 |
5 | 6 | TINKOFF - SAXO (TCS) | 929 |
6 | 7 | ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) | 916 |
7 | 5 | BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) | 810 |
8 | 8 | LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) | 702 |
9 | 9 | ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) | 695 |
10 | 12 | TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (TGA) | 649 |
11 | 11 | AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) | 587 |
12 | 10 | LAMPRE - MERIDA (LAM) | 566 |
13 | 13 | TREK FACTORY RACING (TFR) | 459 |
14 | 15 | TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) | 375 |
15 | 14 | FDJ (FDJ) | 369 |
16 | 16 | TEAM CANNONDALE - GARMIN (TCG) | 340 |
17 | 17 | IAM CYCLING (IAM) | 189 |
Country Rankings:
Rank | Prev. | Country | Points |
1 | 1 | SPAIN | 1833 |
2 | 3 | COLOMBIA | 1069 |
3 | 2 | GREAT BRITAIN | 1041 |
4 | 4 | ITALY | 1006 |
5 | 5 | BELGIUM | 905 |
6 | 8 | NETHERLANDS | 848 |
7 | 7 | FRANCE | 781 |
8 | 6 | AUSTRALIA | 777 |
9 | 9 | GERMANY | 587 |
10 | 10 | NORWAY | 453 |
11 | 15 | POLAND | 376 |
12 | 13 | PORTUGAL | 355 |
13 | 11 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 306 |
14 | 12 | SLOVENIA | 294 |
15 | 14 | SWITZERLAND | 270 |
16 | 17 | SLOVAKIA | 257 |
17 | 16 | RUSSIA | 257 |
18 | 18 | UNITED STATES | 158 |
19 | 19 | DENMARK | 115 |
20 | 22 | IRELAND | 111 |
21 | 20 | CANADA | 102 |
22 | 21 | COSTA RICA | 93 |
23 | 24 | LUXEMBOURG | 74 |
24 | 23 | LITHUANIA | 50 |
25 | 26 | SOUTH AFRICA | 49 |
26 | 25 | UKRAINE | 40 |
27 | 28 | BELARUS | 32 |
28 | 27 | ESTONIA | 25 |
29 | 29 | NEW ZEALAND | 16 |
30 | 30 | KAZAKHSTAN | 6 |
31 | 31 | CROATIA | 6 |
32 | 32 | AUSTRIA | 5 |
33 | 33 | LATVIA | 2 |
34 | 34 | ARGENTINA | 2 |
Lotto-Soudal's GP Montreal news:
In Canada, Tim Wellens (24) won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal yesterday. After a tough race in the pouring rain he beat Adam Yates in a sprint of two, after both had jumped away from a front group of six in the last lap. For Wellens this is the second victory in a WorldTour race this year, after he already won the Eneco Tour in August.
It rained cats and dogs the entire race. Right from the start there were many attacks and Lotto Soudal was always riding in the first part of the bunch. Louis Vervaeke got in a breakaway. The peloton didn’t let go and after 60 kilometres and many attempts to get away, all was back together. A bit later 19 riders escaped the peloton, among them Yates, Van Avermaet, Barguil, Fuglsang and Tim Wellens. They had one minute advantage, but also this break got caught. In the eleventh of seventeen laps Thomas Voeckler, Manuel Quinziato and Louis Vervaeke got in front. Andriy Grivko joined them later. They got a maximal advantage of more than two minutes on the peloton, led by Orica GreenEdge. Vervaeke and Voeckler stayed ahead the longest; it was only when they entered the last lap that the pair was reeled in after an attack of 60 kilometres. Vervaeke was awarded the prize of best climber.
The last ten kilometres would be very important. With Tim Wellens, Tony Gallopin, Jürgen Roelandts and Tiesj Benoot Lotto Soudal had four riders left in a considerably reduced bunch, about 50 riders were still in the group. Tim Wellens didn’t hesitate when Adam Yates attacked. The two were accompanied by Bakelants, Bardet, Kelderman and Rui Costa, but Yates and Wellens attacked again. Their lead never was more than fifteen seconds and in the last kilometres the chasers seemed to come back. But in the last straight line Wellens stayed calm and beat Yates in an exciting sprint.
Tim Wellens wins 2015 GP Montreal
Tim Wellens: “This victory eases the pain in the legs, but it has been a very tough race. It was a fast race right from the beginning and because of the weather conditions and the amount of altitude metres the race shouldn’t be underestimated. In the first part of the race I was already part of a group of fourteen. For a moment I thought that group could get far, but when I heard that Lotto.nl – Jumbo and AG2R were setting the pace in the peloton, I took a step back. The breakaway with Louis Vervaeke made we could stay relaxed and while the peloton kept getting smaller, we were left with four. There wasn’t much time to talk, but I saw that Tiesj was at the front as well and Tony was already very good in Québec.”
“In the last lap the legs have to do the work. I attacked on the climb, got in front with Yates, but we had to go full so the chasers wouldn’t catch us. When we entered the last kilometre I knew we would stay ahead, but I thought Yates was faster. I tried to keep up a high pace, Yates started sprinting, but I could counter and pass him by pretty easily. I got the victory due to the fact that the last hectometres were uphill I guess.”
“Now we head to Richmond to prepare for the World Championships team time trial. I think that all riders in our team here are in a good shape, that should be good for the Worlds. Then I will ride Lombardia. The pressure has gone now, but the motivation to make something of the end of the season is still big.”
Rasmus Guldhammer to ride Richmond Worlds
This news came from Cult Energy:
Today, Cult Energy Pro Cycling’s Rasmus Guldhammer was announced to replace Jakob Fuglsang in the Danish World Championship line-up. The Championship takes place 27th of September in Richmond, USA and covers a distance of 259 kilometers. The decision was made by Jakob Fuglsang earlier today.
Rasmus Guldhammer is naturally happy and overwhelmed by the decision: “I just received the news myself and right now, I’m filling the formal papers and documents in order to get clearance from the organizers. I’m very happy and excited about being elected to my first World Championship as a professional and I’m honored by the fact that Jakob pointed in my direction as his replacement. It’s shows a lot of class from his side to make this decision and I’m hoping to repay the confidence with a good performance in Richmond,” says Rasmus Guldhammer who finished in the top-10 no less than 21 times this season. Two of those in World Tour races.
Rasmus Guldhammer
The complete line-up: Matti Breschel, Rasmus Guldhammer, Michael Mørkøv, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Lars Bak and Michael Valgren.
Cult Energy Pro Cycling’s Rasmus Quaade represents the national colors in the time trial World Championships.
Lampre-Merida plans for Coppa Agostoni and Coppa Bernocchi
In this week two races in Lombardia are scheduled in Lampre-Merida's calendar, namely the Coppa Agostoni (Wednesday 16th September) and the Coppa Bernocchi (Thursday 17th September).
In Coppa Agostoni, with an official start in Monza and arrival in Lissone, sport director Daniele Righi will direct a selection whose main quality will be speed, thanks to Bonifazio, Modolo and the rookie trainee Pacioni. They will receive support from the Asian duo Xu Gang and Chun Kai Feng, from the Portuguese Mario Costa and from the second rookie trainee Edward Ravasi.
Lampre-Merida won the past two editions of the race thanks to Pozzato (2013) and Bonifazio (2014); Modolo won in 2011.
Nicolo Bonifazio wins the 2014 Coppa Agostoni
In Coppa Bernocchi, the formation of the team manager Copeland will be at the start with the same 7 riders with an extra speed addition, thanks to the presence of Roberto Ferrari. Modolo won the race twice in the past (2012 and 2013).
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