HANDZAME, BELGIEN ::: Idag är det dags för ännu en drabbning i Belgien. EuropaTour-deltävlingen Handzame Classic håller kategori 1 och det är många poäng att köra om. Det är också många stora team på plats. Det svenska Continentalteamet CykelCity.se står ännu en gång öga mot öga mot några av Europas största team. Vi får rapporter direkt under loppet från lagets servicebil. Klicka för att följa liverapporteringen
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==> Ahlstrand 12th today. Lots of good teamwork!
==> 1st Chicchi, 2nd Blythe, 3nd Kittel
==> EARLY REPORT: Chicchi Gets 5th Win of Season
==> Some perspective: Other sprinters at #Handzame: Blythe, Kittel, Van Hummel, Dehaes, Forster, Van Dijk and Schets. Not easy!
==> CHICCHI WINS AGAIN!
==> Chicci wins, one CC around 10th place. Likely Ahlstrand
==> … and we´re waiting…
==> Sprint with 400 meters!
==> Kwiatkowski attacks with 1km to go, at la flamme rouge!
==> Last 2 km, different trains in the front. High speed. The bunch has broken in to 2 groups.
==> 7km to go and the peloton is organizing for the bunch sprint.
==> All together! 10km to go!
==> 11km the group is back together
==> BMC leading the chase, gap 10 sec
==> 13km, gap down to 10 seconds
==> Make that two riders with Keisse. One was just caught.
==> Last lap! Van der sande dropped from break. 20 sec gap.
==> Keisse and his three break mates are down to 20 seconds with 15km to go
==> The chase group in the original break were absorbed with 16km to go
==> 30 sec gap, high speed in bunch. Bunch all stretched out.
==> now the gap between the two groups is 18″ and to the peloton, 30″. 21km to go
==> The peloton is definitely on the hunt now, single file.
==> As the race has progressed the break has gone from 15 riders to two groups of 8.
==> With 25km to go, four riders have 16″ on four other riders in the break. The lead grpup has 51″ on the peloton.
==> Break just splits, 4 riders in front; Eeckhout, Keisse, Van der Sande and Serry. They have 51 sec to bunch. 25 km togo
==> 3 riders are being dropped from the break. Gap is 40sec. Cc was organised with several riders near the front. 2 laps to go.
==> The peloton is starting to chip away now. Gap down to 47″ with 34km to go.
==> gap at 1´02″ for 11 riders in the break
==> The riders are now on the final laps! Gap still 1min. 40km to go.
==> Very possible! “@AikeVisbeek: Insiders tip: Kittel wins, and Ahlstrand top 10.”
==> The race has entered the 3 lap circuit portion of the #Handzame course.
==> Gap 1.02 and BMC for sprinter Blythe and Project 14ti for Kittel have started to chase.
==> Van Coppernolle and Manakov are dropped so we now have 11 leaders. The first 2 hours of the race where done in 43.6kmph. Gap 1.09
==> Gap down to 1´09″ with 62km to go
==> The break is down to 11. A rider appeared to suffer cramps. Break has 1´13″ on the bunch with 67km remaining.
==> Gap now 1.05 for 13 leaders.
==> With 93km to go, 12 break mates have 1´05″ on the peloton.
==> Bike Change Ahlstrand! He got a stick in his backwheel! Pölder is doing a good job bringing Ahlstrand back.
==> Another rider was lost in the break. Thirteen riders proceed, gap at 1´25″ with 111kms to go.
==> Now more organisation in bunch again. Trek Leopard has started the chase. Gap 1.25
==> The bunch is splitting up in several groups! Now there is a 2 nd group of about 15 riders, yet the gaps are small. Olsson, Ahlstrand there
==> on the Rodeberg one rider lost contact with the break, leaving 14 riders (including Keisse) w/59″ gap, w/123km remaining.
==> Dahlström is having a mechanical and loses also contact with front group.
==> Ludvigsson Dropped! Gap down to 1.10min.
==> Other teams that have tried to chase are De Rijke, Landbouwkrediet and Colba.
==> With 138km to go the gap has expanded to 1´24″
==> BMC was chasing but did not close the gap. Gap now 1.24
==> Last update: 39″ gap for Keisse and his break mates with 151km remaining!
==> The break is entering the Kemmelberg area. We will not do the Kemmel, but instead pass Monteberg. Gap still 40 sec
==> The course includes seven climbs today according to the DIRECTVelo race ticker, followed by 3 circuit laps.
==> Also De winter and Van Coppernolle ( both Jong Vlaanderen), gap stays around 40 sec.
==> Gap is at 38″, having stabilized a bit. 163km to go
==> Serry ( TopsVl), Devocht ( Landbkr), Ojavee (Champsyst), Manakov ( russvelo), martias (Saur), Routley (Spidertech), Jarc (netap)
==> Other names in break: Eeckhout (ann post) – mol (Vacans)- keisse (quickstep) – ludvigsson – vandersande (Lotto) – serry – devocht – …
==> Advantage is 42″ with 173km remaining
==> 45sec. Gap
==> it is now a 15 rider break. Another rider joined.
==> 2 Swedes in the break! Jesper Dahlström is in the 15 man group also Tobias Ludvigsson. More names soon. 35sec gap.
==> 14 man break that has 25″ on the peloton. They escaped with slightly less than 190km remaining
==> 15 man Break having 15 sec. No Cc
==> Also starting former Team Cykelcity.se rider Tobias Ludvigsson is riding for Team Project 14ti. Tobias was a bit sick earlier this week.
==> Race has started, high speed.! Several attacks.
==> Every Teamcar is having a Black Stripe attached to the car to Honour and respect for the Belgian and Dutch people who died in Swiss Bus acc
==> 5 min to start: Weather conditions: Dry 10 degrees, not so much wind.
==> Team Cykelcity.se Line Up: Olsson, Pölder, Åbom, Dahlström, Landström, Ahlstrand , Bertilsson and lindau.
==> In 15min Handzame Classic starts! Yet an other pro race in Belgium for Team Cykelcity.se.! 195km long UCI 1.1
==> Team Cykelcity.se line up for Handzame Classic Uci 1.1: Pölder, Åbom, Ahlstrand, Landström, Dahlström, Lindau, Olsson and Bertilsson.
==> Team Cykelcity.se will start in the Belgium Pro race: Handzame Classic Uci 1.1. 195km. Many of the big teams are present.