WAASLAND, BELGIEN ::: Idag körs den belgiska EuropaTour-tävlingen Ronde van het Waasland. På startlinjen finns det svenska continentalteamet CykelCity.se. Liverapporter kommer under tävlingens gång från lagets servicebil i karavanen bakom klungan.
LIVERAPPORTER:
==> Today. 13 Ahlstrand. 23 Bertilsson. 71 olsson. 74 landström. 81 Lindau. Good race but we miss the final brake…
==> Ahlstrand finished around 14th place. Lindau punctered in last lap.
==> 2nd Juodvalkis, 3th Bagdonas
==> Wrong information. its Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen) that wins.
==> Blain of Endura wins!
==> 4km for the leaders.
==> 1.20 with 7km to go. Abom and Polder follow in 2nd bunch at 4 min.
==> Our riders are together with Lotto- Bellisol leading the chase. Gap back to 1.30min. Landstrom now also in Group Ahlstrand.
==> 2 Min for the 9 leaders. With 25 km to go.
==> And Havik (De Rijke)
==> 9 leaders: Judovalkis (landbkr), verbist& Caethoven (accent), Waeytens & Van Hecke (Vlaanderen), Blain (Endura), Bagdonas, Segers (ann post)
==> Wilson gave up sick after being in the early break.
==> Also Bertilsson in first group with Ahlstrand and Olsson. Last 30km.
==> So situation: 9 leaders (no cc) a 1 min Gap. To the first group. In that group: Olsson, Ahlstrand, Lindau. At 15 sec Landstrom with 6 man.
==> 1.10 for the 9 leaders. Landstrom is on his way up to the group with Ahlstrand and Olsson. 15 sec for him.
==> Team UK youth did not start because they had 8 Riders sick with the flu.
==> Gap 30 sec for now 48 leaders.
==> New situation: 40 leaders with all favourites + ahlstrand, olsson, wilson, lindau
==> Group Olsson has joined group Wilson. So now 23 leaders. Gap is 1.10 till the bunch.
==> Group Ahlstrand caught, now new contra attack of 10 riders with Olsson.
==> 53 sec for group wilson on Bunch, 37 sec to the chasing group with Ahlstrand.
==> Now 18 man contra attack with Ahlstrand. 35 sec to group Wilson. Average speed is 45.8kmph….
==> Leaders have arrived at the final laps, 9x 12,4km. Gap over 1 min.
==> Phrishpetnyy (katusha), Haynes & Vandaele (Colba), Bekaert (lotto), Franckaert (Ovyta), De Pauw (torhout), Verhaegen ( Artevelde). 51sec gap
==> 51sec gap for 13 leaders. Names: Wilson (cc), hovelijnk (landbouwkr), Waeytens (vlaanderen), Blain & Windsor (Endura) , Segers (Ann Post),
==> New break: 13 leaders with wilsson, 40 seconds
==> Break is caught again. Trying to get some more info on UK youth team. They where earlier on startlist. But seem to have not started.
==> Break with 5 riders: Olsson (cc), Bagdonas (ann post), Windsor ( endura), Wellens (lotto-bellisol) and Cornu (topsport vlaanderen)
==> Landstrom back. 46kmph average in first hour! Lot of red still in front. Just a break with Polder.
==> Landstrom puncture! Going fast in bunch 55kmph
==> Just had a break with 6, olsson there also eeckhout and hovelinck.
==> Race has began and it goes fast! Bunch all strung out. All Cc riders in front.
==> The race has a lot of good pro teams at the start: Landbouwkrediet, Accent, Vlaanderen-Mercator, Endura, Katusha.
==> Also in this race the Swedes: Backstedt, Gustavsson and Christoffer Stevenson of UK Youth.
==> The race is called Omloop van het Waasland. Cc riders are: Olsson, Polder, Abom, Wilson, Bertilsson, Landstrom, Ahlstrand and Lindau.
==> At 13.00 our riders start in the Omloop van het Waasland-bel- Uci 1.2 race. 195km long. So far good weather conditions, not much wind.
==> Tomorrow: Omloop van het Waasland uci 1.2 Belgium. 195km. CC Riders : Polder, Olsson, Wilson, Abom, Ahlstrand, Lindau, Landstrom, Bertilsson