Month: April 2012

April 29, 2012

Cadel Evans Starts Romandie in Fulcrum; Kiryienka Finishes It

Belarussian Vasil Kiryienka of Movistar Team finished in the Point d’Appui of the 2012 Tour de Romandie. Kiryienka finished in 67th place among 133 riders who came home. He was 2:35:95 behind the winner, Bradley Wiggins of Sky Procycling, and 4:45 ahead of the Lanterne Rouge, Giacomo Nizzolo of RadioShack-Nissan.

Interestingly, or ironically, or coincidentally, the winner of the 2011 Tour de France, Cadel Evans, finished as the Point d’Appui at the end of the Tour de Romandie’s prologue. He didn’t stay there long, but he didn’t make a real run at the front either.

The general classification Point d’Appui included:

  • Prologue: Cadel Evans
  • Stage 1: Volodymir Gustov
  • Stage 2: Eduard Vorganov
  • Stage 3: No fulcrum
  • Stage 4: No fulcrum
  • Stage 5: Vasil Kiryienka

The Point d’Appui for each stage included:

  • Prologue: Cadel Evans
  • Stage 1: Jean Marc Marino
  • Stage 2: John Gadret
  • Stage 3: No fulcrum
  • Stage 4: No fulcrum
  • Stage 5: Yannick Talabardon
April 22, 2012

Rabobank’s Gesink Finishes at LBL Fulcrum

Robert Gesink of Rabobank Cycling Team finished 57th among 113 finishers to grab the Point d’Appui of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the spring classic with Bastogne as its own point d’appui between Liège and Liège.

Gesink, who hails from the Netherlands, finished in a pack at 5:39 behind the winner, Maxim Iglinsky of Astana, and 9 minutes ahead of the Lanterne Rouge, Dennis Vanendert of Lotto Belisol Team.

April 15, 2012

Paterski Slips in as Point d’Appui for Amstel Gold Race

Polish rider Maciej Paterski of Liquigas-Cannondale found the fulcrum, slipping in just behind teammate Federico Canuti at the finish of the Amstel Gold spring classic. Both Paterski and Canuti finished 2:21 behind race leader Enrico Gasparotto of Team Astana.

The end of the race was brought up by Italian Marco Bandiera of Omega Pharma-Quickstep, finishing 11 minutes and 31 seconds back of the winner.

April 8, 2012

Hincapie Again on Cusp at Paris-Roubaix

George Hincapie at the 2008 Tour of California, photographed by Thomas Fanghaenel. Hincapie has finished on the cusp of the point d’appui twice in 2012.

In the 2012 Paris-Roubaix, 86 riders finished the race, meaning no Point d’Appui was awarded; however, the cuspides on the day were George Hincapie, who finished 7.46 adrift, and Johan Le Bon at 7.48. Hincapie also finished on the cusp at the Tour of Flanders.

Tom Boonen of Belgium won the day for Omega Pharma-Quick Step with a time of 5:55.22.

The Lanterne Rouge went to Austrian Bernard Eisel of Sky Procycling finishing with Belgian Gert Steegmans of Omega Pharma-Quickstep, both of them 17.17 behind the leader.

April 1, 2012

Hincapie, Tankink Split Tour of Flanders

American George Hincapie of the BMC Racing Team and Netherlander Bram Tankink of the Rabobank Cycling Team finished on the cusp of the Point d’Appui in the Tour of Flanders. They finished 52nd and 53rd among the 104 riders who came home.

Hincapie and Tankink were adrift 3:26 of the winner, Tom Boonen. The last of the riders to finish, Dominique Rollin, came in at 15:34 behind Boonen.