Preview Tirreno - Adriatico 2e stage: Montecatini Terme - Montecatini Terme

09 March 2010

Stage 2: Montecatini Terme - Montecatini Terme (165 km)
It seems like that today will be a stage for the sprinters in the peloton. Half way the stage there will be a long climb and the riders get to climb the 3 km long Vico three times. The last time they will climb the Vico will be 10 km before the finish. Is this enough to lose the sprinters? We will see today.

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Preview Tirreno-Adriatico 1e stage: Livorno - Rosignano Solvay

07 March 2010

 Tirreno-Adriatico, the "race of the two seas", is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. Traditionally held in early season, it is considered important preparation for the Milan-Sanremo classic race. From 2005 to 2007, it was part of the UCI ProTour calendar, and although it was reclassified in 2008 as a UCI Europe Tour event, when organiser RCS withdrew all their events from the UCI's premier calendar, it became part of the UCI World Ranking calendar the following year.

Stages:

1. Livorno - Rosignano Solvay 148 km
2. Montecatini Terme - Montecatini Terme 165 km
3. Montecatini Terme - Monsummano Terme  159 km
4. San Gemini - Chieti  243 km
5. Chieti -  Colmurano  234 km
6. Montecosaro  - Macerata 134 km
7. Civitanova Marche   - San Benetto del Tronto    164 km

Map first stage:

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Team Saxobank:

Andy Schleck
Matti Breschel
Baden Cook
Fabian Cancellara
Frank Høj
Dominic Klemme
Kasper Klostergaard
Stuart O'Grady

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Andy didn't finish in Monte Paschi Eroica

06 March 2010

Photo: © Roberto Bettini

Today Andy participated  in his second race of the season, Strade Bianche Eroica.

A race of 190 km from Gaiole in Chinati to Piazza Siena. In total there were about 60 km of perfect white gravel, divided in 8 segments. The longest one counted 13,5 km.

Astana cyclist Maxim Inglinsky won the race and has beaten last year winner Lövkvist ( Team Sky) and Michael Rogers (HTV-Colombia) in a tree-way sprint. Pippo came in fourth a few seconds later.

The pictures show that Andy did a lot of work for the team but he didn't finished. His name doesn't appear in the list of results.

Hope he pulled out as of precaution of his knee and not because of his knee.

Next race for Andy is Tirreno-Adriatico starting the 10^th of March

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