Archiv für den Tag: 27. Februar 2017

Enrico Barbin breaks the ice for Bardiani CSF

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*photos by Le Tour de Langkawi 2017
MUAR : Just like Mekseb Debesay and Ryan Gibbons in the two previous stages, Italy’s Enrico Barbin opened his professional account at the 2017 Le Tour de Langkawi as he claimed his first victory at the age of 26 in Muar. He outsprinted Australia’s Anthony Giacoppo of IsoWhey Sports Swisswellness and his compatriot Filippo Pozzato from Wilier Triestina to deliver Bardiani CSF’s first win of the year and their first stage victory at LTdL since Filippo Pozzato won solo in Kuantan in 2012.

The Italian squad managed by the Reverberis, father and son, is the oldest participant to LTdL, having made their first appearance as Scrigno in 1998 with five stage wins that year including the first ever as a pro for Alessandro Petacchi. Their organization is also the most successful in terms of stage victories in the history of the Malaysian premier stage race as Barbin bagged their 35th while Gianni Savio’s team now called Androni is second on the tally with 24, followed by the currently named Wilier Triestina outfit with 16.

“It’s an honour for me to become part of this history”, Barbin declared. “I was feeling well and my whole team too [his team-mate Lorenzo Rota was up the road for most of the stage along with Colombia’s Wilmar Paredes and Hong Kong’s Ronald Yeung who was awarded the daily prize of most combative rider]. I’m not fast enough to beat the fastest sprinters here but I took advantage of them. Through the radio, we had perfect explanation of the finale and where the wind was blowing from so it was a question of getting the best position over the bridge and anticipate the sprint with 300 metres to go.”

“We were working for [stage 3 winner Jakub] Mareczko”, Pozzato explained. “But Unitedhealthcare attacked in the wind after the bridge. Kuba followed them but it was a bit far away from the line. Barbin has been smart accelerating from behind. I went after him but I got blocked for a little while and when I resumed my sprint with no speed it was too difficult and too late.”

As much as Pozzato replaced Mareczko due to sprinting circumstances, Giacoppo found himself as a substitute for Scott Sunderland. “We were going for Scott”, the Western Australian said, “but he got caught out of position in the last corner so I went myself. When we caught Mareczko, I hesitated a bit. Maybe I should have kept going.”

“Safety first was at the back of my mind but I definitely wanted to be in the sprint”, commented Gibbons who retained the yellow jersey.

“Going over the bridge when we turned right, we were behind Unitedhealthcare but we lost the wheels and four of their riders and Mareczko got away. I spent all my energy trying to close the gap because I didn’t want to lose any time on the UHC rider who is high on GC [Daniel Jaramillo]. I brought the peloton with me but when the proper sprint started I already made my effort so I just focused on not crashing.”

“Today was the first day in the Tour that I wasn’t at 100%. Normally I feel good racing in the rain but I only found my legs in the third hour. Maybe the rain was a little factor. There was no real stress though. I see two more sprint opportunities. It would be really good to bring the yellow jersey home.” He concluded.

Stage 7 from the historical city of Melaka to Rembau will be 148km long with three climbs in the finale.

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Caleb Ewan’s Revenge in Abu Dhabi

Rui Costa secures overall victory
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Yas Marina Circuit, 26 February 2017 – Caleb Ewen avenged the embarrassment of his stage two defeat at Al Marina by cruising to victory on the Yas Marina circuit on the final day of the Abu Dhabi Tour – and this time delaying his celebration until after the finish-line. Ridden under floodlights and heavy rain for much of its 143 km, stage four saw Ewan definitively announce his arrival among the fastest sprinters in pro cycling and Rui Alberto Faria da Costa seal overall victory for the “home” team, UAE Abu Dhabi. Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) successfully defended his lead in the Green Jersey competition (Points Classification) sponsored by Nation Towers, Patrick Konrad (Bora – Hansgrohe) grabbed the Black Jersey sponsored by Etihad Airways (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) thanks to his audacious breakaway, Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) kept his White Jersey sponsored by Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (Best Young Rider) and UAE Abu Dhabi took the Team Classification.

Final Results
Abu Dhabi Tour Historical Stats
Stage 4 Photo Gallery
Abu Dhabi Tour Roadbook
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STAGE RESULT
1 – Caleb Ewan (Orica – Scott) 143km in 3h03’36”, average speed 46.859km/h
2 – Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) s.t.
3 – Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) s.t.

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi)
2 – Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha Alpecin) at 4″
3 – Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) at 16″
4 – Bauke Mollema (Trek – Segafredo) at 38″
5 – Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) at 53″

JERSEYS

The Red Jersey, sponsored by the Al Maryah Island (General individual classification by time) – Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi)
The Green Jersey, sponsored by Nation Towers (General individual classification by points) – Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data)
The White Jersey, sponsored by Abu Dhabi Sports Channel (Best Young Rider born after 1 January 1992) – Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
The Black Jersey, sponsored by Etihad Airways (Intermediate Sprint Jersey Classification) – Patrick Konrad (Bora – Hansgrohe)
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PRESS CONFERENCE
At the press conference, the stage winner Caleb Ewan, said: „It feels great. This Tour started on a low with the crash then on stage two I came close but stuffed it up. It was great to repay the team for stuffing it up the other day. The team started working super early and were great.

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Schleizer Dreieck Jedermann 2017 mit Mehrkilometern und Stadtdurchfahrt

Eine direkte Anbindung der Rennstadt an die Streckenführung des Schleizer Dreieck Jedermann gab es bisher nicht – nun gibt es sie. Die Strecke führt, am 25. Juni 2017 nun erstmals durch die Schleizer Innenstadt. Nach dem Bewältigen der anspruchsvollen Streckenführung durchquert das Fahrerfeld auf den letzten Kilometern vor dem Ziel die Rennstadt Schleiz.

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Patrick Konrad holt in Abu Dhabi das Schwarze Trikot


Foto via Team Bora-Hansgrohe
Die finale Etappe der 3. Abu Dhabi Tour fand auf dem Formel1 Kurs „Yas Marina Circuit“ statt. 26 Runden zu 5,5, Kilometer, 143 Kilometer gesamt standen am Schlusstag auf dem Programm. Strömender Regen von Beginn an machte das Rennen nicht nur schwer, sondern auch äußerst gefährlich.

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Sagan souverän bei erstem Sieg für BORA – hansgrohe in Kuurne-Brüssel-Kuurne.


Foto via Team Bora-Hansgrohe
„Man kann nicht jeden Tag gewinnen“, sagte Peter Sagan gestern nach seinem zweiten Platz bei Omloop-Het-Nieuwsblad. Heute gewann der UCI Weltmeister gleich dreimal – zum ersten Mal in dieser Saison, zum ersten Mal für BORA – hansgrohe und für BORA – hansgrohe war es der erste UCI Sieg als WorldTeam. Es war ein perfektes Rennen mit einem perfekt getimten Sprint am Ende.

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Rui Costa wins the Abu Dhabi Tour, Caleb Ewan wins the final stage on the Yas Marina Circuit

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Rui Costa wins the Abu Dhabi Tour
Caleb Ewan wins the final stage, Yas Island Stage,
raced entirely on the Yas Marina Circuit

Yas Marina Circuit, 26 February 2017 – The Portuguese rider Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (UAE Abu Dhabi) has won the 2017 Abu Dhabi Tour, the unique UCI WorldTour race in the Middle East. Second in the General Classification is Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha Alpecin) with Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) in third place.

Final Stage 4 – the Yas Island Stage (143km) – has been won in a bunch sprint by the Australian rider Caleb Ewan (Orica – Scott).

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Der Durchbruch bei Ryan Gibbons

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KUALA KUBU BHARU : Race leader Ryan Gibbons of Dimension Data claimed his first pro victory at the end of stage 5 of the 22nd Le Tour de Langkawi in Kuala Kubu Baru where he outsprinted stage 3 winner Jakub Mareczko and stage 2 winner Travis McCabe. The 22 year old South African also increased his lead in the overall ranking from 11 to 23 seconds over Australia’s Cameron Bayly as he also collected two seconds bonus on the way.

“Getting second on stage 1, that was a sense of achievement but today my first pro win is more a relief than anything else and I’m just so happy to finally get a win for the team and also for myself”, Gibbons commented.

“This result will stay for the rest of my career. On a good day on a flat road, I can win a bunch sprint but today with a bit of a drag and the road surface being bricks, it suited me a bit more but moreover my team put me in a perfect position. I would have been hard not to win. I’m really grateful for their help.”

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Fast hätte es gereicht für das Team Vorarlberg! Fabian Lienhard kurz vor dem Ziel beim 4. GP Izola UCI 1.2 in Slowenien gestellt!

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Knapp ging es im Finale des heutigen GP Izola über 157 km an der slowenischen Küste her! Nach einem tollen Rennen von Gian Friesecke, Thery Schir und Sebastian Baldauf attackierte zwei Kilometer der junge Schweizer Fabian Lienhard und stürmte solo in Richtung Ziel. Kurz vor dem Ziel wurde Lienhard vom heranstürmenden Feld gestellt und überrollt. Thery Schir wird Zwölfter, Gian Friesecke 18.!

Marcello Albasini – sportlicher Leiter: „Dieser Auftritt war schon richtig stark und sehr gut für das Selbstvertrauen. Sie wissen dass sie zu den stärksten Fahrern im Feld gehören und mussten es vor dem Finale versuchen, da wir keinen Sprinter im Finale dabei hatten. Das ist der Radsport und das nächstes Mal klappt es!“

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