[enrique]

This just can’t get any better! It looks like the Tour de San Luis may trump the TDU for a better field and more exciting racing. Can’t wait! 🙂

The Tour starts on Jan 20 and runs through Jan 26.

Its stages look something like this:

Stage 1 Flat
Stage 2 Cat 1 Summit Finish
Stage 3 Flat
Stage 4 Cat 1 app. 4 or 5 km (maybe lesss) before Finish
Stage 5 19.2K Time Trial
Stage 6 Cat 1 Summit Finish
Stage 7 Flat

I’ve edited this post to add rider values below ’cause I thought it’d be cool to have a Forum-based Purist competition for the Tour. Please add a team below if you want to participate. Deadline will be at the start of Stage 1. If you make changes to your team please edit your own comment so only your latest team will show up. Happy New Year! 🙂

Here’s the race profiles link:

http://www.toursanluis.com/etapas/

A cyclingnews.com article on Omega Pharma:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/omega-pharma-quickstep-send-strong-team-to-san-luis
Boonen and Petacchi join Cavendish in sprinting line-up

The most current start list:

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_San_Luis_2014-Startlist

The Top 15 Competitors according to PCS rankings:
Peter Sagan
Joaquim Rodriguez
Vincenzo Nibali
Mark Cavendish
Nairo Alexander Quintana
Daniel Moreno
Michele Scarponi
Carlos Alberto Betancur
Pieter Weening
Beñat Intxausti
Filippo Pozzato
Tanel Kangert
Tyler Farrar
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Sacha Modolo

START LIST SORTED BY RIDER VALUE

Vincenzo Nibali Astana Pro Team 37.7
Peter Sagan Cannondale Pro Cycling 36.4
Nairo Alexander Quintana Movistar Team 35.3
Joaquim Rodriguez Katusha Team 32.1
Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 30.1
Daniel Moreno Katusha Team 25.3
Carlos Alberto Betancur AGR La Mondiale 24.0
Tanel Kangert Astana Pro Team 23.7
Michele Scarponi Astana Pro Team 22.7
Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team 22.5
Janier Alexis Acevedo Garmin – Sharp 21.8
Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team 20.1
Domenico Pozzovivo AGR La Mondiale 20.0
Damiano Caruso Cannondale Pro Cycling 19.7
Jean-Christophe Peraud AGR La Mondiale 19.3
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze Lampre – Merida 18.4
Luca Paolini Katusha Team 18.1
Moreno Moser Cannondale Pro Cycling 18.0
Thomas Danielson Garmin – Sharp 18.7
Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp 17.3
Pieter Weening Orica GreenEDGE 17.2
Andrey Amador Movistar Team 16.8
Giacomo Nizzolo Trek Factory Racing 16.8
Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto Belisol Team 15.4
Adriano Malori Movistar Team 14.7
Alessandro Petacchi Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 14.2
Haimar Zubeldia Trek Factory Racing 14.2
John Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team 14.2
Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team 13.9
Francisco José Ventoso Movistar Team 13.9
Rinaldo Nocentini AGR La Mondiale 13.3
Giampaolo Caruso Katusha Team 13.1
Christian Meier Orica GreenEDGE 13.0
Dominik Nerz BMC Racing Team 12.9
Edwin Alcibiades Avila Team Colombia 12.9
Alessandro De Marchi Cannondale Pro Cycling 12.8
Pablo Lastras Movistar Team 12.5
Angel Vicioso Katusha Team 12.2
Sacha Modolo Lampre – Merida 12.0
Damiano Cunego Lampre – Merida 11.8
Fabio Andres Duarte Team Colombia 11.8
Alberto Losada Katusha Team 11.3
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 11.2
Ivan Santaromita Orica GreenEDGE 11.2
Lucas Euser UnitedHealthcare Presen 11.1
Filippo Pozzato Lampre – Merida 11.0
Gianluca Brambilla Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 10.9
Jose Rodolfo Serpa Lampre – Merida 10.8
Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team 10.7
Matteo Montaguti AGR La Mondiale 10.4
Miguel Angel Rubiano Team Colombia 10.3
Aidis Kruopis Orica GreenEDGE 10.2
Stijn Vandenbergh Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 10.1
Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team 9.9
Jens Keukeleire Orica GreenEDGE 9.9
Lawrence Warbasse BMC Racing Team 9.9
DE Tosh Van Der San Lotto Belisol Team 9.8
Peter Stetina BMC Racing Team 9.7
Davide Appollonio AGR La Mondiale 9.6
Anthony Delaplace Bretagne- Séché Environ 9.1
Benjamin Jacques-Maynes Jamis – Hagens Berman 8.4
Danilo Hondo Trek Factory Racing 8.4
Marco Marcato Cannondale Pro Cycling 8.2
Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk 8.1
Kenny Dehaes Lotto Belisol Team 8.1
Frederik Willems Lotto Belisol Team 7.9
Jean Marc Bideau Bretagne- Séché Environ 7.8
Oscar Gatto Cannondale Pro Cycling 7.8
Nathan Brown Garmin – Sharp 7.7
Fabricio Ferrari Uruguay 7.4
Leonardo Fabio Duque Team Colombia 7.4
Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare Presen 7.4
Tom Boonen Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 7.1
Armindo Fonseca Bretagne- Séché Environ 7.0
Mikel Landa Astana Pro Team 6.4
Winner Anacona Lampre – Merida 5.8
Benjamin King Garmin – Sharp 5.6
Martijn Verschoor Team Novo Nordisk 5.6
Sander Armee Lotto Belisol Team 5.6
Florian Guillou Bretagne- Séché Environ 5.3
Adam Yates Orica GreenEDGE 4.7
Eloy Teruel Jamis – Hagens Berman 4.3
Jelle Vanendert Lotto Belisol Team 3.4
Phillip Gaimon Garmin – Sharp 3.4
Juan Jose Haedo Jamis – Hagens Berman 3.1
Agustin Martinez Cuba 3.0
Alcides Flaviano Vieira Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Alfredo Lucero San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Ariel Sivori Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Caio Godoy Ormenese Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Carlos Anias Cuba 3.0
Carlos Eduardo Alzate UnitedHealthcare Presen 3.0
Christopher Williams Team Novo Nordisk 3.0
Claudio Marcelo Arone Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Cleberson Weber Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Clement Koretzky Bretagne- Séché Environ 3.0
Cristian Egidio Da Rosa Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Cristian Martinez San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Jamis – Hagens Berman 3.0
Daniel Diaz San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
David Lozano Team Novo Nordisk 3.0
Eduardo Sepulveda Bretagne- Séché Environ 3.0
Emanuel Domingo Guevara San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Emiliano Contreras Argentina 3.0
Enzo Josue Moyano San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Eugenio Alafaci Trek Factory Racing 3.0
Fabio Silvestre Trek Factory Racing 3.0
Facundo Lezica Argentina 3.0
German Nicolas Tivani Argentina 3.0
Gregory Brenes Jamis – Hagens Berman 3.0
Ignacio Maldonado Uruguay 3.0
Isaac Bolivar UnitedHealthcare Presen 3.0
Javier Mejias Team Novo Nordisk 3.0
Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare Presen 3.0
Jorge Giacinti San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Juan Esteban Arango Team Colombia 3.0
Juan Ignacio Curuchet Argentina 3.0
Juan Pablo Valencia Team Colombia 3.0
Julian Barrientos Argentina 3.0
Julian David Arredondo Trek Factory Racing 3.0
Julian Paulo Gaday Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Kevin De Mesmaeker Team Novo Nordisk 3.0
Leandro Carlos Messineo San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Lisnandi Alonso Cuba 3.0
Lucas Manuel Gaday Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Luke Keough UnitedHealthcare Presen 3.0
Marcos Crespo Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Matias Presa Uruguay 3.0
Mauro Abel Richeze Argentina 3.0
Nicolas Arachichu Uruguay 3.0
Pedro Sibila Cuba 3.0
Ramiro Cabrera Gonzalez Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Richard Mascaranas Uruguay 3.0
Rob Squire Jamis – Hagens Berman 3.0
Rubén Ramos Argentina 3.0
Santiago Alejandro Espíndola Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Sebastián José Tolosa Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Sebastian Martin Junior Trillini Argentina 3.0
Sergio Daniel Godoy San Luis Somos Todos 3.0
Thiago Rodrigues Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 3.0
Walter Fernando Perez Buenos Aires Provincia 3.0
Yasmani Martinez Cuba 3.0
Yennier Lopez Cuba 3.0
Sixto Nuñez Uruguay 3.0

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[Hilltown_Ian]

Two 1-2s in a row for me at
Two 1-2s in a row for me at the TDU, with my 20/1 overall shot Ulissi also looking incredibly good for the GC now. Today’s previews for the TDU and TSL

http://cyclingbetting.co.uk/tour-de-san-luis-preview#stage-3 (tab 3 in ‘The Route’)

http://cyclingbetting.co.uk/tour-down-under-stage-3

[Stumps]

Yes, lantern rouge for me
Yes, lantern rouge for me with a whopping 2 points !!!!!!!!!!!

It can only get better 🙂

[Hilltown_Ian]

Previews for Stages two of
Previews for Stages two of the Tour de San Luis and Tour Down under.. A good day yesterday with a 1-2 in the TDU!

http://www.cyclingbetting.co.uk/tour-down-under-stage-2

http://www.cyclingbetting.co.uk/tour-de-san-luis-preview#stage-2

[enrique]

TERatcliffe26 wrote:Not

TERatcliffe26 wrote:

Not checked all the scores, but just saw Modolo as I have him, shouldn’t he have 16 points? 14 for 8th and 2 points for 8th on GC?

You’re absolutely right. I ran the numbers when I only had the first 5 in GC. Here’s the corrected numbers. Thanks!

stevemarks 82
enrique 46
TERatcliffe26 32
Twybaydos 32
lucas 27
Dave Atkinson 25
ray silvester 19
Ghedebrav 17
northstar 10
livestrongnick 8
Hilltown_Ian 7
STEVESPRO 79 5
stumps 2

Phillip Gaimon Garmin – Sharp 57
Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare Presen 48
Emiliano Contreras Argentina 45
Leandro Carlos Messineo San Luis Somos Todos 22
Christian Meier Orica GreenEDGE 20
Cristian Egidio Da Rosa Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 20
Julian Paulo Gaday Buenos Aires Provincia 19
Adrian Alvarado Chile 18
Sacha Modolo Lampre – Merida 17
Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp 14
Manuel Belletti Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 12
Kenny Dehaes Lotto Belisol Team 12
Luke Keough UnitedHealthcare Presen 10
Thiago Rodrigues Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 10
Giacomo Nizzolo Trek Factory Racing 8
Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team 7
Carlos Eduardo Alzate UnitedHealthcare Presen 6
Janier Alexis Acevedo Garmin – Sharp 5
Thomas Danielson Garmin – Sharp 5
Anthony Delaplace Bretagne- Séché Environ 5
Nathan Brown Garmin – Sharp 5
Benjamin King Garmin – Sharp 5
Aidis Kruopis Orica GreenEDGE 4
Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 3
Juan Jose Haedo Jamis – Hagens Berman 2
Clement Koretzky Bretagne- Séché Environ 1

Let me know if you spot any more mistakes!

[TERatcliffe26]

Not checked all the scores,
Not checked all the scores, but just saw Modolo as I have him, shouldn’t he have 16 points? 14 for 8th and 2 points for 8th on GC?

[enrique]

The cyclingnews.com
The cyclingnews.com report:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-san-luis-2014/stage-1/results

[enrique]

And we have our first results
And we have our first results of the season! 🙂

Thanks to choosing Philip Gaimon for his team, stevemarks is the winner of Stage 1 of the Tour de San Luis!

Great pick, Steve!

stevemarks 79
enrique 50
Dave Atkinson 32
TERatcliffe26 29
Twybaydos 29
lucas 24
ray silvester 16
Ghedebrav 14
northstar 10
livestrongnick 8
Hilltown_Ian 7
STEVESPRO 79 5
stumps 2

If anybody spots any mistakes in the scoring please correct me!

Here are the rider scores for today. If I spot any mistakes in the official results I’ll update as soon as possible.

Phillip Gaimon Garmin – Sharp 57
Emiliano Contreras Argentina 54
Marc De Maar UnitedHealthcare Presen 48
Leandro Carlos Messineo San Luis Somos Todos 29
Cristian Egidio Da Rosa Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 20
Julian Paulo Gaday Buenos Aires Provincia 19
Adrian Alvarado Chile 18
Christian Meier Orica GreenEDGE 16
Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp 14
Sacha Modolo Lampre – Merida 14
Kenny Dehaes Lotto Belisol Team 12
Manuel Belletti Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 11
Luke Keough UnitedHealthcare Presen 10
Thiago Rodrigues Clube Dataro de Ciclismo 10
Giacomo Nizzolo Trek Factory Racing 8
Taylor Phinney BMC Racing Team 7
Carlos Eduardo Alzate UnitedHealthcare Presen 6
Janier Alexis Acevedo Garmin – Sharp 5
Thomas Danielson Garmin – Sharp 5
Anthony Delaplace Bretagne- Séché Environ 5
Nathan Brown Garmin – Sharp 5
Benjamin King Garmin – Sharp 5
Aidis Kruopis Orica GreenEDGE 4
Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma – Quick-Step 3
Juan Jose Haedo Jamis – Hagens Berman 2
Clement Koretzky Bretagne- Séché Environ 1

( 😕 Hmmm… Anybody know how to line up each rider score so I can make a column for the scores in the coment box, so the numbers don’t appear immediately adjacent to the rider name?)

[enrique]

Full results
Full results here:

http://www.edosof.com/2014/sanluis/resulta/etapa011.htm

1º 55 GAIMON, Phillip USA GARMIN -SHARP 4:06:54
2º 97 CONTRERAS, Emiliano J. ARG SEL. ARGENTINA a 12
3º 184 DE MAAR, Marc AHO TEAM UNITEDHEALTHCAR a 01:17
4º 3 MESSINEO, Leandro ARG SAN LUIS SOMOS TODOS a 01:26
5º 212 DA ROSA, Cristian BRA CLUB DATARO-BOTTECCH a 03:52
6º 245 ALVARADO, Adrian CHI SEL. CHILE a 03:52
7º 134 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE a 03:52
8º 73 MODOLO, Sacha ITA LAMPRE-MERIDA a 04:35
9º 83 DEHAES, Kenny BEL LOTTO BELISOL a 04:35
10º 153 BELLETTI, Manuel ITA ANDRONI GIOCATOLI a 04:35
11º 186 KEOUGH, Luke USA TEAM UNITEDHEALTHCAR a 04:35
12º 54 FARRAR, Tayler USA GARMIN -SHARP a 04:35
13º 144 NIZZOLO, Giacomo SUI TREK FACTORI RACING a 04:35
14º 33 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING TEAM a 04:35
15º 181 ALZATE, Carlos COL TEAM UNITEDHEALTHCAR a 04:35
16º 162 DELAPLACE, Anthony FRA BRETANGNE SECHA ENV. a 04:35
17º 133 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE a 04:35
18º 124 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK S a 04:35
19º 201 HAEDO, Juan Jose ARG JAMIS-HAGENS BERMAN a 04:35
20º 164 KORETZKY, Clement FRA BRETANGNE SECHA ENV. a 04:35

[stevemarks]

Modolo did well too.
I should
:B :B :B

Modolo did well too.

I should probably finish my season here now. Quit while I am ahead.

Fustrated Ray but in a delighted way. 😉

[ray silvester]

stevemarks is going to be
stevemarks is going to be delighted……or upset that he’s scored a beakaway win in a forum event rather than a game one!!

[enrique]

Finish Line live feed right
Finish Line live feed right now at:

http://www.sanluistv.com/

[enrique]

Mesineo and De Maar crash.
Mesineo and De Maar crash. Gaimon and Contreras still ahead with a gap of 6:15

[enrique]

Race Radio:
“Se cayo
Race Radio:

“Se cayo Messineo. La puta madre! Se cayo Messineo!” =D>

[enrique]

Sprint 2
Contreras
Gaday
De
Sprint 2
Contreras
Gaday
De Maar

[enrique]

stevemarks wrote:Mi Hija es

stevemarks wrote:

Mi Hija es professora. Quieres lecciones? 8}

Que sorpresa que tengas una hija que sea ya maestra! Eso nos debe hacer a ti y a mi me de mas o menos la misma edad! 🙂 Gracias! Solo explicame lo que quiere decir “A loosener” que no entendi! 🙂

[Author]

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