LUQUES STARTS THE PREPARATION TO GIRO WITH ARDENNES
LineUp:
1- Knyazev
2- Bulloch
3 - Pasternak
4 - Vasilyuk
5 - Vilen
6 - Blacklow
7 - Durmonov
8 - Blom
9 - Tajibayuly
1ST STAGE: KNYAZEV TAKES ALL!
The sprinter takes yellow, green and white after the victory at the MS in the first stage
15.04.2014,16 Uhr Les Ardennes : Ardennes st.1: Vouziers - Vouziers: Flachetappe
1. 00:00:00 Aydyn Knyazev (Luques)
2. 00:00:00 Tarmo Hanski (Black-Star)
3. 00:00:00 Cyril Thibaud (ChartreuseCycle)
4. 00:00:00 Abdumutal Durmonov (Luques)
5. 00:00:00 Simon Brown (Team Dane)
Luques works all the day hoping for a MS and helped by CC and Rockstar and HapeZ. A small group takes 6min of advantage but slowly it gets back and at -10km it doesn't have many chances. Then MS! Everybody is at the wheel of Luques train, so that we wait a bit before Durmonov starts. When Knyazev goes at 100m nobody can stop him. First victory for the young 21yo guy, and yellow, white and green! Tomorrow another day, not much to do for us but good to recharge batteries before the grand finale
2ND STAGE: A RELAXING DAY
Not much to do, CC takes the victory and the yellow, we stay focused on tomorrow stage
16.04.2014,16 Uhr Les Ardennes : Ardennes st.2: Fromelennes - Hargnies: Mittelschwere Etappe
1. 00:00:00 Alexandre NeigeDeSavoie (ChartreuseCycle)
2. 00:00:00 Cyril Thibaud (ChartreuseCycle)
3. 00:00:00 Jonathan Good (Rockstar Inc)
4. 00:00:00 Joseph Taran (kernabateam)
5. 00:00:00 Phillip Ospelt (Die Playboys)
Just waiting and relaxing for stage 3. This is the main thing for Luques Team during this second stage at Ardennes. Bad that Alexandre and Good took bonisecs, but we are out of the GC fight anyway.
3RD STAGE A: ANDREY TAKES THE PODIUM IN THE GC AFTER A MOVIMENTED STAGE
The favorites gets the yellow but Andrey is behind him!
17.04.2014,16 Uhr Les Ardennes : Ardennes st.3a: Deville - Monthermé: HC Bergetappe
1. 00:00:00 Jonathan Good (Rockstar Inc)
2. 00:00:03 Cengiz Bicer (Die Playboys)
3. 00:00:03 Andrey Vasilyuk (Luques)
4. 00:00:03 Masi Wikberg (Black-Star)
5. 00:00:13 Phil Gwenclan (kernabateam)
The key stage. Key for the GC obviously. CC has the best team and tries to make the race, tricks and siebs, tricks and siebs. But when DeNeige tries the attack seems too weak or too out of form, so Rockstar easily controls till the last climb. On the Roc La Tour Good attacks, Andrey behind doesn't answer immediately but tries the km after to leave the peloton and takes Bicer and Wikberg with him. At the end nice second place for Bicer that is out of GC and Andrey place himself in 2nd pos just in front of Wikberg.
3RD STAGE B: AYDYN-2 AND GREEN!
Luques controls all the stage and at the end Aydyn takes the victory and the green jersey
17.04.2014,16 Uhr Les Ardennes : Ardennes st.3b: Charleville - Mezieres: Flachetappe
1. 00:00:00 Aydyn Knyazev (Luques)
2. 00:00:00 Tarmo Hanski (Black-Star)
3. 00:00:00 Vinzenc Flatz (Die Playboys)
4. 00:00:00 Cyril Thibaud (ChartreuseCycle)
5. 00:00:00 Pedro Saramago (Rockstar Inc)
One of the objectives taken! Green for Knyazev at the first appearance as sprinter leader. The race is short so we start immediately to work. Helped by rockstar there is no real threat to the final sprint. So here we are. Playboys makes an own train which can put us in difficult but our guys are too strong. Hanski tries from 150m but Knyazev comes back and wins, stage and jersey! WELL DONE GUYS AT ARDENNES!
Here it's the final standing:
17.04.2014,16 Uhr Les Ardennes
1. Platz: Jonathan Good (Rockstar Inc)
2. Platz: Andrey Vasilyuk (Luques)
3. Platz: Masi Wikberg (Black-Star)
Bergtrikot: Michele Polverino (Die Playboys)
Sprinttrikot: Aydyn Knyazev (Luques)
Jungfahrertrikot: Enak DeLeRue (ChartreuseCycle)
Mannschaftswertung: Rockstar Inc