Your blokes have raced a little more due to the classics being your focus. A lot participated in minor Belgian events due to the team being from there.
Boeckmans & Guardini tied for points. Moreno Moser wins young rider. Rabobank team, FPC 2nd, MMPC 3rd. Top 10
Code: Events for stage Brugge - Oudenaarde -- 20/5/2013 11h41min -- Nobody seems to be keen on pursuit. The peloton is slowing down. As tradition dictates, the morning breakaway composed in major part by second-ranked riders, is beginning to take shape under the aegis of Vincent Baestaens (Crelan). Attack by 2 riders. (B.De Clercq, B.Verraes) Attack by Vincent Baestaens. With more than 2 minutes on the peloton, the breakaway is beginning to look more convincing. Race update. Numerous riders are attempting attacks to break away from the peloton. Riders prominent in these attempts are : G.Smukulis, M.Irizar Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 5 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if J.Debusschere, K.Boeckmans, N.Sørensen, C.Gautier, R.Hunter can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway Attack by François Parisien. Race update. Numerous riders are attempting attacks to break away from the peloton. Riders prominent in these attempts are : M.Monfort, Y.Eijssen, R.Hunter The gap with the breakaway is beginning to shorten as the peloton seems set on denying them victory. The peloton moves up a gear and the speed increases. Olivier Kaisen (Vacansoleil) is trying to stick to the wheels of the attackers. Attack by Cyril Gautier. Attack by 2 riders. (R.Sutherland, L.Nordhaug) Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 2 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if M.Monfort, V.Baestaens can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. Race update. Numerous riders are attempting attacks to break away from the peloton. Riders prominent in these attempts are : O.Kaisen, C.Gautier Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 3 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if K.Boeckmans, L.Nordhaug, B.Verraes can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. There's plenty of movement in the peloton with 2 riders trying to break away. The names are : F.De Greef, D.Wyss. Attack by 3 riders. (F.De Greef, R.Hunter, M.Irizar) Attack by Zico Waeytens. There's plenty of movement in the peloton with 2 riders trying to break away. The names are : K.De Weert, B.Hermans. Attack by Gediminas Bagdonas. Bart De Clercq (Orica) is trying to counter! Attack by Danilo Wyss. Attack by 2 riders. (R.Hunter, Z.Waeytens) Juan José Haedo (Fosters) is awake to everything and tries to react to every attack. Attack by Mauro Finetto. Attack by Warren Barguil. The peloton has caught up with the morning's breakaway group. Maybe the riders will find another day to shine. Juan José Haedo (Fosters) is trying to stick to the wheels of the attackers. With more than 2 minutes on the peloton, the breakaway is beginning to look more convincing. The peloton doesn't seem too worried about the breakaway. Perhaps they underestimate the danger. The gap is starting to take on significant proportions for the breakaway. Things are moving at an easy pace, the riders are keeping something back for later on. Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 2 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if R.Hunter, R.Sutherland can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. Attack by Iljo Keisse. Attack by 2 riders. (N.Sørensen, T.De Troyer) Kevin Claeys (Crelan) is trying to counter! Attack by Stefan Schumacher. The escapees have an ever decreasing lead on the peloton. Attack by Lars Ytting Bak. The riders just arrived at the feeding zone. Half of their work is done. Despite the breakaway, the peloton doesn't seem to be willing to make a big effort. The peloton is upping the pace. The peloton has started to reel-in the breakaway group. Rabobank is giving its all in order to catch up. Only 88 kilometres left to the finish line. Things will now start to get serious. The gap between the peloton and the breakaway is decreasing. Sylvain Chavanel has just suffered a puncture. None of the big teams seem worried by the breakaway. Several riders seem unable to keep-up with the pace and are dropping back, one-by-one. Astana Pro Team won't let any leaders get away. Everybody is working for Jacopo Guarnieri. Instructions are clear for Astana. Jacopo Guarnieri must play safe and stay at the front. The peloton continues to lay down a fast pace Pieter Jacobs has just suffered a puncture. Bad news for the escapees. The peloton has woken up and the gap is melting away. The numbers within the peloton continue to be whittled away with many no longer able to follow the pace. The peloton has reeled-in the breakaway. Astana Pro Team is working for Jacopo Guarnieri, who seems determined to avoid attacks from other leaders by setting a fast pace. Despite not having any team-mate to help him, David Boucher (Astana) is trying to reduce the gap with the leaders in front of him. Mickaël Delage has just suffered a puncture. Despite not having any team-mate to help him, David Boucher (Astana) is trying to reduce the gap with the leaders in front of him. Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 2 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if J.Flecha, F.Cancellara can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. Attack by 3 riders. (T.Boonen, P.Gilbert, A.Ballan) There's plenty of movement in the peloton with 3 riders trying to break away. The names are : M.Hayman, N.Terpstra, J.Flecha. Race update. Numerous riders are attempting attacks to break away from the peloton. Riders prominent in these attempts are : S.Langeveld, J.Vansummeren Just 15 km to go. Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 2 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if S.Vandenbergh, S.Vanmarcke can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. Race update. Numerous riders are attempting attacks to break away from the peloton. Riders prominent in these attempts are : S.Chavanel, B.Leukemans, M.Breschel The gap is starting to take on significant proportions for the breakaway. Despite the breakaway, the peloton doesn't seem to be willing to make a big effort. Bernhard Eisel (Melton Mowbray) is awake to everything and tries to react to every attack. Despite not having any team-mate to help him, David Boucher (Astana) is trying to reduce the gap with the leaders in front of him. There's plenty of movement in the peloton with 2 riders trying to break away. The names are : F.Cancellara, A.Ballan. Philippe Gilbert (Citrosol) is trying to stick to the wheels of the attackers. More riders are having troubles with punctures, this time it's the turn of Kenneth Vanbilsen (Topsport). Kenneth Vanbilsen (Topsport) is struggling to stay in touch with the peloton. He can certainly say goodbye to a victory. Several riders have seen an opportunity in the slow pace of the peloton. We have 2 riders trying to create a breakaway. It remains to be seen if S.Langeveld, M.Hayman can agree amongst themselves to make the breakaway work. Attack by Johan Vansummeren (Hoegaarden) in the closing kilometres. It's a question of just going for it without looking at what's happening behind ! We are only 5 kms away from the finishing line. Attack by Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) in the closing kilometres. It's a question of just going for it without looking at what's happening behind ! Marko Kump (Cannondale) has had a bad fall. He seems to be having some problems so let's hope that it's not serious. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Europcar) has fallen inside the peloton. Luckily enough, no other rider has been affected. Despite not having any team-mate to help him, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) is trying to reduce the gap with the leaders in front of him. This one will be remembered by Tom Boonen (Hoegaarden) for a long time. It's not often that you can claim a win in such a fashion. 2nd Fabian Cancellara (Citrosol). Tom Leezer (Blanco) has fallen inside the peloton. Luckily enough, no other rider has been affected. 3rd Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank). Veterans know that riding at the head of the group is a good way to avoid surprises. Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) seems to be well aware of that. Anthony Geslin (Astana) moves out sideways and launches his final sprint ! David Boucher (Astana) moves out sideways and launches his final sprint ! Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) moves out sideways and launches his final sprint ! Despite not having any team-mate to help him, David Boucher (Astana) is trying to reduce the gap with the leaders in front of him. Mickaël Delage (BMC) has abandoned. Winner Anacona (Lampre) cannot keep up. He quits the race. We have just learned that Taylor Phinney (Hoegaarden) has abandoned. Martin Velits (Orica) cannot keep up. He quits the race. We have just learned that Gianni Meersman (AG2R) has abandoned. It's finished for Timofey Kritskiy (Garmin). He will see the rest of the race on TV. Sébastien Rosseler (Garmin) has abandoned. We have just learned that Anthony Ravard (AG2R) has abandoned. Frederik Willems (Blanco) has abandoned. We have just learned that Mattia Cattaneo (Lampre) has abandoned. It's finished for Damien Gaudin (Europcar). He will see the rest of the race on TV. Manuel Quinziato (BMC) has abandoned. We have just learned that Bruno Pires (Lampre) has abandoned. It's finished for Sander Cordeel (Orica). He will see the rest of the race on TV. Marc Goos (Blanco) cannot keep up. He quits the race. Julian Kern (AG2R) has abandoned. It's finished for Larry Warbasse (BMC). He will see the rest of the race on TV. Frédéric Amorison (Crelan) cannot keep up. He quits the race. Luke Durbridge (Hoegaarden) has abandoned. Pieter Serry (RadioShack) cannot keep up. He quits the race. We have just learned that Tim De Troyer (Accent Jobs) has abandoned. Olivier Kaisen (Vacansoleil) has abandoned.
