Hey its me, there was absolutly no field sprint today, it was a 10K climb and other than the big Grouppeto with I think some 25min back there were only small groups. Well I felt quite good today still very hot but just now it is raining (after a thunderstorm)
Ok tomorrow I'll try again to ride up that hill (1800m high) starting at some 600m as fast as possible!!!
Ok I'm heading to bed now
Ciao a tutti
Dom
Friday, July 24, 2009
Dom Update
After completing the Tour of Austria, Domink did some training in Austria that went well and now Dominik has been racing the Brixia Tour in Italy since Wednesday. He says that, "my form is ok, but it is extremely hot and hard, especially since some of the Italian teams ride like motorbikes and that there are four uphill finishes, and that some of the climbs are very steep."
Today's 170 km stage 3 from Angolo Terme to Borno had 2 climbs with the second climb the uphill finish. There was a break away with Santo Anza' (Ita, ISD) winning. Marco Corti (Ita, Barloworld), took the field sprint for 27th (+4:26) with Dominik placing 30th (4th in the field sprint). The current leaders of the general classification are:
96 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram
Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram dropped out during stage 2.
Tomorrow's 158 km stage 4 goes from San Vigilio di Concesio to Passa Maniva. The initial 110 km is mostly flat 5 lap circuit in San Vigilio di Concesio , but includes 1 short steep climb per lap. Once the circuits are completed with the final short steep climb, they will ascend 1562 m over the final 48 kilometers to Passa Maniva. I looks like it will be a brutal climb to the finish, as the climb gradually gets steeper at they get closer to the finish, with the last 10 km being the steepest (map of profile)
Official race website for the Brixia Tour in Italy.
Danny
Today's 170 km stage 3 from Angolo Terme to Borno had 2 climbs with the second climb the uphill finish. There was a break away with Santo Anza' (Ita, ISD) winning. Marco Corti (Ita, Barloworld), took the field sprint for 27th (+4:26) with Dominik placing 30th (4th in the field sprint). The current leaders of the general classification are:
| 1 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 13:01:36 | |
| 2 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:12 | |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare | 0:00:35 |
| 46 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 0:20:30 |
| 95 | Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram 0:37:02 |
| 107 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:40:18 |
| 110 | Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram | 0:40:41 |
| 124 | Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram | 0:47:03 |
Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram dropped out during stage 2.
Tomorrow's 158 km stage 4 goes from San Vigilio di Concesio to Passa Maniva. The initial 110 km is mostly flat 5 lap circuit in San Vigilio di Concesio , but includes 1 short steep climb per lap. Once the circuits are completed with the final short steep climb, they will ascend 1562 m over the final 48 kilometers to Passa Maniva. I looks like it will be a brutal climb to the finish, as the climb gradually gets steeper at they get closer to the finish, with the last 10 km being the steepest (map of profile)
Official race website for the Brixia Tour in Italy.
Danny
Monday, July 6, 2009
Österreich Rundfahrt
Österreich means Austria, And thats where I'm at. To be more exact in Kitzbühel. A very nice Wintersportstown. The famous downhilskiing-race "streif" takes place here every year. But for us riders it went more up the hill. And it was a hag of a hill: 7,5Km with an average of about 13% and max about 18%...crazy.
Well I did what I really planed for today and broke away with 13others after some attacs (most of me...). Well I hoped for a bigger gap into the climb but it was only 2 min. left. So I still did my best and when our climber (Mathias Ruß) passed me I tryed to help him a bit.
In the end I lost between 5 and 6min to the winner who was Albasini (columbie) he was also in the group...verrrry strong (hopefully clean...)
Well now We are in a very nice hotel and can recover well befor another hard mountain stage tomorrow.
For danny and the record;)
Next race after this will be Brixia-tour in italy and than the Tour of Poland. And after that I hope to be nominatet for the Vuelta Espania, which would be my first Grand (3week) Tour.
Tahks 4 reading Til'later
Dom
Well I did what I really planed for today and broke away with 13others after some attacs (most of me...). Well I hoped for a bigger gap into the climb but it was only 2 min. left. So I still did my best and when our climber (Mathias Ruß) passed me I tryed to help him a bit.
In the end I lost between 5 and 6min to the winner who was Albasini (columbie) he was also in the group...verrrry strong (hopefully clean...)
Well now We are in a very nice hotel and can recover well befor another hard mountain stage tomorrow.
For danny and the record;)
Next race after this will be Brixia-tour in italy and than the Tour of Poland. And after that I hope to be nominatet for the Vuelta Espania, which would be my first Grand (3week) Tour.
Tahks 4 reading Til'later
Dom
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