Etoile De Besseges 2012 results + chatter
by Vlaanderen90 on Feb 1, 2012 12:41 PM EST
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PrintStage 1 today of that first European stage race that can be pretty cold...Break went at 70km but was brought back near the end and eventually the sprinter's teams got the trains moving. Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) struck out and took the victory...but what was bizarre was the official results afterwards...
1 Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat)
2 Jempy Drucker (Accent Jobs–Willems Veranda’s)
3 Bobbie Traksel (Landbouwkrediet)
4 Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i)
5 Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM)
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)
7 Jure Kocjan (Team Type 1-Sanofi)
8 Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar)
9 Kevyn Ista (Accent Jobs–Willems Veranda’s)
10 Anthony Ravard (AG2R–La Mondiale)
So Kittel was in 4th, eh? Must have been an off day...Or maybe he was in 2nd and the officials screwed up. Especially with the cameras, it shouldn't be that hard to get it right.
Anyways...tomorrow is more of the same
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All hail the return of Bobbie Traksel
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
The french sites (velochrono, lequipe etc)
are reporting Kittel 2nd, Traksel 3rd as per photo. Just not the official site (!?!)
Full results and GC at directvelo
Just like last year a good season start for Bouhanni
The french have an immense amount of young talented riders this year : Bardet, Barguil, Bouhanni, Demare, Elissonde Petit, Pinot,… plus some slightly older guys like Coppel, Offredo and Rolland. The next years could be great for the french.
Nobody pick cough Alexandre cough Geniez cough =]
But yeah, they have a huge amount of talent…hopefully it doesn’t all nose-dive like they have been known to do
Nacer Bouhanni
will get great results at races like Turkey and Oman etc. good lad for 1 point.
It seems as though Cavendish rides faster on some climbs than the fastest climbers in front of the race. Danilo Hondo
Looks like a tiny guy?
Read his ‘diary’ in ProCycling magazine last year, seemed very switched on, knowledgeable and most of all, likeable!
1. Marcel Kittel (Dui)
02. Kris Boeckmans
03. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra)
04. Daniele Colli (Ita)
05. Justin Jules (Fra)
06. Michael Van Staeyen
07. Jempi Drucker (Lux)
08. Sébastien Chavanel (Fra)
09. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra)
10. Tom Van Asbroeck
and business resumes to normality.
Btw, I think a rider revolt (due to bad weather conditions) caused the race to be cut to 58km today.
(we don’t like cold feet)
yep
i have to say, i’m all for riders standing up for themselves when organizers put them in danger (bad course, dangerous roads…), but if you don’t want to race because it’s too cold, or windy, or wet, stay home. the organizers have no control over the weather conditions. take it up with your team (they’re the ones telling you to race, after all).
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Pictures from steephills reveals severe race conditions.
bobbietraksel
wat een dag, al die onzin en spektakel voor niks. koud? ik Belgie zou het gewoon koers zijn geweest! reed nog lek op 20km van de meet! pfff
What a day, all this nonsense and spectale, all for nothing. Cold? In Belgium the race would’ve just happened! Punctured 20k from the finish too! Pfff
one from Jimmy Engoulvent
#besseges / Le problème des conditions climatiques mal géré par l’organisation , bilan journée pénible et tendue pour tout le monde .
weather conditions badly managed by the organizers. is god in charge of this race?
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
just dawned on me that this stage started in my home town
grandma must be freezing her ass off.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Kittel was dropped from the peloton...Bouhanni won the sprint for 3rd and now leads overall
by Vlaanderen90 on Feb 3, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Per his twitter @marcelkittel
Crashed today after 2km just before the first 6km climb.I’m fine but I had a nice day in the “grupetto”…150km with @ronanvzandbeek & Bert.
Stage 3:
1 Pierre ROLLAND FRA EUC 3:55:54
2 Franck VERMEULEN FRA VRU +0
3 Nacer BOUHANNI FRA FDJ +7
4 Stéphane POULHIES FRA SAU +7
5 Kris BOECKMANS BEL VCD +7
6 Marco MARCATO ITA VCD +7
7 Sébastien CHAVANEL FRA EUC +7
8 Jean-Luc DELPECH FRA BSC +7
9 Bobbie TRAKSEL NED LAN +7
10 Benjamin GIRAUD FRA LPM +7
Kittel +23.41 (close to last on the day)
GC:
1 Pierre ROLLAND FRA EUC 8:59:35
2 Nacer BOUHANNI FRA FDJ +2
3 Franck VERMEULEN FRA VRU +6
4 Bobbie TRAKSEL NED LAN +13
5 Kris BOECKMANS BEL VCD +14
6 Kurt HOVELYNCK BEL LAN +16
7 Julien ANTOMARCHI FRA TT1 +17
8 Anthony RAVARD FRA ALM +18
9 Jonathan HIVERT FRA SAU +18
10 Dominique CORNU BEL TSV +18
Hooray!
I am pleased for some reason (can’t imagine why :P)
by RollinRollinRolland on Feb 3, 2012 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I guess we can remove from the VDS so no one can pick him
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Feb 3, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
stage 4 is having issues with the wind. after some discussion, the stage will use the 22km circuit
inrng the Inner Ring
Etoile de Bessèges stage to resume, despite high winds. Race organisers, commissaires and team managers agree to use 22km circuit.
56 minutes ago
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
inrng the Inner Ring
Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) wins a shortened and delayed Stage 4 of the Etoile de Bessèges.
2 minutes ago
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Stage 4:
1 Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM)
2 Niko Eeckhout (An Post–Sean Kelly)
3 Julien El Farès (Team Type 1-Sanofi)
4 Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun)
5 Jean-Marc Bideau (Bretagne-Schuller)
6 Davy Commeyne (Landbouwkrediet)
7 Adrien Petit (Cofidis)
8 Georg Preidler (Team Type 1-Sanofi)
9 Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ-BigMat)
10 Pierre-Luc Périchon (La Pomme Marseille)
GC:
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 10:44:48
2 Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Veranda Rideau U 0:00:06
3 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling 0:00:08
4 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet 0:00:10
5 Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Type 1 – Sanofi 0:00:16
6 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
7 Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Team Type 1 – Sanofi 0:00:17
8 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:18
9 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
10 Rémi Cusin (Fra) Team Type 1 – Sanofi
Windy!
Simon Geschke @simongeschke
Another shortened stage due to storm. less wind in Qatar last year actually. Saw a rider got blown off the road for the first time ever
Coffee cures all. ~ Gav
weather in the south of france is pretty ridiculous these days
high winds, freezing temps, snow.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
so, with 45km left in stage 5A, a three-man break has 50 secs on the peloton
Renaud Dion (Bretagne Schuller), Frédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet) et Jonathan Hivert (Saur Sojasun)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Stage 5a results:
1. Stéphane Poulhiès (FRA, Saur-Sojasun)
2. Justin Jules (FRA, Véranda Rideau-Super U) m.t.
3. Bobbie Traksel (PBS, Landbouwkrediet) m.t.
4. Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA, Saur-Sojasun) m.t.
5. Michael Van Staeyen (BEL, Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) m.t.
6. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA, Cofidis) m.t.
7. Armindo Fonseca (FRA, Bretagne-Schuller) m.t.
8. Anthony Ravard (FRA, Ag2r La Mondiale) m.t.
9. Kurt Hovelynck (BEL, Landbouwkrediet) m.t.
10. Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL, Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) m.t.
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