Los Galacticos

[el Galactico]

Reg gefällt mir immer, der wird sicher ein Dauerattackierer und mit den 60 Sprint kann er dann hoffentlich auch aus solchen Gruppen mal gewinnen, hoffe auf wenigstens 73-80. Wäre toll wenn mir mal wieder so einer gelingt. Aber erstmal steht jetzt die Vuelta mit Rekordgehalt an und danach muss ich mal sehen ob ich überhaupt noch konkurrenzfähig bin^^

[el Galactico]

Vuelta Line-Up

-1- Benjamin Gourgue
Ben will start at his 3 rd GT this year. He wants to win at least one stage and reach the Top 5 in GC. He already was 5.(Giro) and 3rd at the Tour de France.

-2- Ignacio Castillo
Ignacio's last GT for sure. He wants to win a stage so far and he wants to be under the Top 20 at the end. Most important helper for the Gurke.

-3- Jorge Felicandes
He won 1 stage at the Tour, this time he likes to help Guilherme Callado and Gourgue, but if he sees a chance to win a stage again he will try to use it.

-4- Adriano Perreira
Wants to help Callado to win at least one stage.

-5- Luiz Foguete
Same work for him as for Perreira. He won 1 stage in France.

-6- Felipe Garrido
TTT and TT leader. First candidate to be sold after the Vuelta. Riding for his future.

-7- Diego del Rios
Winner of Tour de France Pave stage. Important helper for flat stages this time again.

-8- Emile Daems
Mr. Moneymaker hopefully

-9- Guilherme Callado
Co-Leader. Hopefully candidate for the sprint jersey.

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 1. Sevilla TTT
Demuth wins evening TTT in Sevilla - Mae first one in new leader's jersey



1. Demuth
2. Cerro Torre RT +0:23
3. LARAPANA +0:25
4. Aston Team +0:32
5. Aixteam +0:35
6. Pastis Richard +0:38
7. Gaurain Rx +0:42
8. Los Galacticos +0:47
9. Onkel-Eddy +0:50
10. VC Aywaille +1:03
11. Egsdorfer +1:11
12. Neutrogena +1:34

Conclusion: As expected we lost several seconds on this first day. Winner of the day of course Cerro with a great TTT and a good 2. place.

Favorites: *****Heinrich Quinthardt
**** Wesley Boogerd, Lionel Terray
*** Raufe, Vera
** Sheringham, Gourgue, Heinhardt

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 2. Alcalá de Guadaira - Marbella (174 km)
Callado with the unexpected shocker, first goal reached!



1. Guilherme Callado
2. Luis Monteiro (LARAPANA)
3. David Silva (Cerro Torre RT)
4. Marko Birsa (Aston Team)
5. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer)
...
22. Ignacio Castillo
27. Jorge Felicandes
37. Diego del Rios
38. Benjamin Gougue
63. Luiz Foguete +0:15
73. Adriano Perreira s.t.
87. Felipe Garrido s.t.
95. Emile Daems +30:26

While the manager was absent it was guest manager Team Australia who surprisingly lead the team to the first big success in this Vuelta 2010. Guilherme Callado won the first stage in Marbella in a sprint out of a group with the better climbers. They reached the finish just 15 seconds before the big group with all the other sprinters. Thanks Australia!

Jerseys:
Thor Mjölnir (Demuth)
Gino Coppi (LARAPANA)
Guilherme Callado
Erik Huseklepp (Demuth)

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 3. Marbella - Málaga
Belgian Gourgue first on the way up to the Castillo de Gibralfaro



1. Benjamin Gourgue
2. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT) s.t.
3. Heinrich Quinthardt (Gaurain Rx) +0:02
4. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam) s.t.
5. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer) s.t.
6. Ignacio Castillo +0:04
...
32. Guilherme Callado +0:33
34. Jorge Felicandes s.t.
35. Adriano Perreira s.t.
39. Diego del Rios +2:09
40. Luiz Foguete s.t.
45. Felipe Garrido s.t.
90. Emile Daems +25:31

Ok, we got our 2nd stage win this tour, buut we lost the green jersey unfortunately to LARAPANA who now has 30 points as well. Tomorrow it will be someone different. Maybe Boogerd who takes over this jersey. SO we won today but we also lost. It would have been a great chance to open the gap to the other sprinter much more.

Jerseys:
Thor Mjölnir (Demuth)
Jan Merk (Onkel-Eddy)
Luis Monteiro (LARAPANA)
Erik Huseklepp (Demuth)

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 4. Málaga - Valdepeas de Jaén (184km)
Terray wins hard climb with parts of 23% on the last km



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Benjamin Gourgue +0:01
3. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam) +0:05
4. Heinrich Quinthardt (Gaurain rx)
5. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer)
...
14. Ignacio Castillo +0:21
29. Jorge Felicandes +1:05
34. Guilherme Callado +1:22
44. Diego del Rios +2:59
58. Adriano Perreira s.t.
59. Felipe Garrido s.t.
63. Luiz Foguete s.t.
88. Emile Daems +7:35

Today Lionel Terray from Cerro took over the red jersey from Thor Mjölnir as expected an he took the stage as well after he lost it to Gourgue yesterday. Guilherme Callado cant gain some sprint points today but tomorrow he will be the favo to regain the jersey when it comes to a sprint. Adrien Dalcin took over the lead in best climbers classification with an early attack while Erik Huseklepp hold his white jersey for the best youngster.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Wesley Boogerd
Erik Huseklepp

Favorites situation:
Terray -0:50
Huseklepp -0:26
Gourgue -0:25
Sheringham -0:07
Raufe -0:05
Quinthardt
Vera +0:05
Heinhardt +0:14
Boogerd +0:37


Financial situation after 4 stages:
Salary paid: 666.736 €
Money earned: 377.400 €

actual loss: -289.336 €

[el Galactico]

Rider of the month - August

The list of candidates is short. 18 races, 3 stages. Nothing more. Nearly no financial win this month.

1. candidate: Guilherme Callado: 2 stages; 1 of the Vuelta, second is a fantasy race

2. candidate: Ben Gourgue: 1 stage at the Vuelta


Winner and therefore rider of the month iiiiissss....


Guilherme Callado!

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 5. Guadix - Lorca (199 km)
Pils wins first mass sprint, Callado new leader in sprinters jersey



1. Peer Pils (Neutrogena)
2. Santiago Gonzalez (Aston Team)
3. Jérémy Honorez (VC Aywaille)
4. Guilherme Callado
5. Steven Caethoven (VC Aywaille)
...
10. Ignacio Castillo
15. Benjamin Gourgue
25. Emile Daems
26. Luiz Foguete
31. Jorge Felicandes
40. Diego del Rios
80. Adriano Perreira
98. Felipe Garrido

Good stage for Callado. He is again in the green shirt and some good sprinters like Caethoven and Prebois were not able to come closer to him. But maybe the sprinters are not the biggest danger for him. Tomorrow will be a day which will show us important things in this fight. A hard climb short before the finish line could be enough for the classic riders against Perreira and co.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Guilherme Callado
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 6. Caravaca de la Cruz - Murcia (149 km)
Silva wins short stage to Murcia out of a group of 12



1. David Silva (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Laurent Maréchal (Gaurain Rx)
3. Ignacio Castillo
4. Nero Latrell (Neutrogena)
5. Lieuwe Westra (Egsdorfer)
...
13. Guilherme Callado +0:09
21. Benjamin Gourgue s.t.
27. Jorge Felicandes
32. Adriano Perreira
50. Felipe Garrido
100. Luiz Foguete
104. Diego del Rios
108. Emile Daems

This was one of my most disappointing stages ever. Had to ride for the stage because i needed the points of stages like this one here to have a chance to win the green jersey. At the end it was **** Nero Latrell who forced a selection at the last km of the climb. He opened the way for David Silva to win this stage easily. Very frustrating that Neutro destroyed it today. I will remember it, thats for sure!!! 13th place at the end and 8 points for Callado, Silva took over the jersey with now 9 points in the lead. Bad stage!

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
David Silva
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 7. Murcia - Orihuela (187 km)
Prebois wins second mass sprint of this Vuelta before Caethoven



1. Guillaume Prebois (Gaurain Rx)
2. Steven Caethoven (VC Aywaille)
3. Jérémy Honorez (VC Aywaille)
4. Guilherme Callado
5. Santiago Gonzalez (Aston Team)
...
12. Ignacio Castillo
21. Jorge Felicandes
23. Benjamin Gourgue
30. Diego del Rios
41. Adriano Perreira
55. Luiz Foguete
76. Felipe Garrido
100. Emile Daems

Nice sprint for the team. Unfortunately Callado was not able to get the sprint jersey back but with Prebois won a guy who had not so much points so that Callado is 25 points in front of the first real sprinter. Not so bad.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
David Silva
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 8. Villena - Corret del Catí (190 km)
Perreira takes over climbers jersey, Terray again the strongest on the final climb



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer) +0:07
3. Benjamin Gourgue +0:11
4. Roberto Vera (Aston Team) +0:19
5. Heinrich Quinthardt (Gaurain Rx) s.t.
...
13. Adriano Perreira +1:10
16. Ignacio Castillo +1:20
24. Jorge Felicandes +1:40
29. Guilherme Callado +2:00
40. Felipe Garrido +6:10
43. Luiz Foguete s.t.
70. Diego del Rios +12:27
93. Emile Daems +23:49

The first real mountain stage with the extreme steep climb up to Corret del Catí was one with some good action out of a group by Adriano Perreira who was able to take over the climbers jersey with 1 point in the lead. At the end Callado was again not able to gain some sprint points, he is still 4 points behind Silva. Ben Gourgue then finished 3rd with 11 seconds behind Terray and 4 behind W. Boogerd. All in all a good stage and the first one with nearly no loss.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adriano Perreira
David Silva
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 9. Calpe - Alcoy (188 km)
Terray once again, 3rd stage for him



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Benjamin Gourgue +0:02
3. Wesley Boogerd +0:03
4. Jan Merk +0:04
5. Roberto Vera s.t.
...
10. Jorge Felicandes +0:04
14. Ignacio Castillo +0:11
25. Guilherme Callado +0:16
39. Felipe Garrido +6:32
41. Luiz Foguete s.t.
48. Adriano Perreira +13:14
83. Emile Daems +26:20
91. Diego del Rios s.t.

Today we lost again the mountain sprint against Terray who won his 3rd stage by this. A little bit frustrating somehow even if we have already 2 stages at this Vuelta, Cerro already has 4!! We also lost the climbers jersey as expected and we were again not able to catch up some points for the sprinters jersey which is now on the shoulders of Wesley Boogerd. After the rest day tomorrow we want it back with a good sprint hopefully.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Wesley Boogerd
Erik Huseklepp

Financial situation after 9 stages:
Salary paid: 1.500.156 €
Money earned: 935.400 €

actual loss: -564.756 €

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 10. Tarragona - Vilanova i la Geltrú
Dalcin wins last stage before the mountains



1. Adrien Dalcin (Aixteam)
2. Lars Geissler (Larapana) +1:31
3. Jan Raas (Egsdorfer) s.t.
4. Laurent Maréchal (Gaurain Rx) +2:52
5. Michael Huntelaar (Egsdorfer) s.t.
...
11. Benjamin Gourgue +2:54
34. Luiz Foguete +3:14
35. Adriano Perreira s.t.
36. Guilherme Callado s.t.
39. Jorge Felicandes s.t.
42. Ignacio Castillo s.t.
61. Felipe Garrido +12:23
101. Emile Daems +19:37
103. Diego del Rios s.t.

This day should have become the most successfull one of this Tour but caused by some stupid actions from a belgian manager at the beginning and tempo by a german one at the end it became a big loss for the team. Callado was again not able to open the gap to the sprinters much bigger. Neutrogena destroyed all his chances for some points at the end. He will get bloody revenge for it sometimes. 9 stages nearly everything was fine but today the managers and riders were really pissed of at least 2 teams out of this tour. A stage where everybody has to think about if it makes sense to continue this game when there are so much ****** in it...
But before this decision is to be made we will fight for green as long as we have a chance for it.
Tomorrow it will be for the GC with the mountain stage to Andorra.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Wesley Boogerd
Erik Huseklepp

[VC Aywaille]

I wanted to make the intermediate-sprints because i thinked that you can take some points in the final srint. But i don't wanted to let you wait 60km before riding and have a fresh team for the final. So i attacked with 4 mans in 2 kms. So, 2 possibilities. Or you give time to the group and i continue (i prefer that you don't receive a lot of points in the end and that the group win), or you make the chase and i make the sprints for the green jersey.

It's what i hoped (thanks Gala, thanks Cerro ): you chased the group away and i taked the points. Beter: you maked the first sprint too and so losed more time with Callado in the mountain.

Ok, it was stupid to fight for the green jersey but as you said i am a Belgian, it's natural for the Belgians to be stupid (i agree, what a bad boy i am! (irony 1)). But don't hope that i stop to be this sort of "stupid guys" in the next stages... I continue, again and again. Cause i respect the rules. So, you cannot make something else that fighting (How difficult is it? (irony 2)).

And of course Neutro was stupid too to make the tempo after the mountain. It was clearly beter for him if he waited you and let you take some points for Callado. Really beter for Pils... In fact i don't know how he can make a so stupid move (irony 3)!



-1 fair-play for VC and Neutro tomorrow: the most stupid guys of this Vuelta! (irony 4, 5 or maybe 6?)

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 11. Vilanova - Andorra-Pal (208 km)
Terray for the fourth time



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam) +0:03
3. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer) +0:04
4. Benjamin Gourgue +0:07
5. Heinrich Quinthardt (Gaurain Rx) s.t.
...
20. Ignacio Castillo +1:15
28. Jorge Felicandes +1:59
51. Luiz Foguete +13:33
63. Felipe Garrido s.t.
73. Adriano Perreira s.t.
103. Emile Daems +14:53
104. Diego del Rios s.t.
105. Guilherme Callado s.t.

Bad stage agan. Terray attacked very early but Gourgue as well. He should have waited some more km and then maybe it would have worked for him. The fight for green was a good one this time. At the end Callado collected 4 points while only Pils with 67 won points on him, he is now 21 points behind him. New big rival is now Wesley Boogerd the climber with 102 points. This means that he is 20 points in front of Guilherme at the moment.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Wesley Boogerd
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 12. Andorra la Vella - Lleida (173 km)
Dalcin for the second time in a row



1. Adrien Dalcin (Aixteam)
2. Gino Coppi (Larapana)
3. Dirk Bellemakers (Egsdorfer)
4. Steven Caethoven (VC Aywaille) +0:33
5. Luis Monteiro (Larapana) s.t.
6. Guilherme Callado
...
11. Emile Daems
16. Jorge Felicandes
19. Ignacio Castillo
26. Benjamin Gourgue
57. Felipe Garrido
74. Luiz Foguete
76. Adriano Perreira
84. Diego del Rios +28:15

Very good stage for Callado today, even if a group of 3 escapers came through. In the sprint of the peloton he finished 3. before his big competitors like Prebois,Pils. Only Caethoven and Monteiro were faster. Wesley Boogerd won 4 points and is now in front with 106 points and 9 before Callado who is 23 points in front of the first sprinter(Pils).
Tomorrow will be a deciding stage for green.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Wesley Boogerd
Erik Huseklepp

[gaurain rx]

Well, don't want to make you angry but you should look at 3 things :

1. On the 9th stage, you say Neutro kills his chances. Don't really know which chances you talked about;

2. Prebois doesn't fight for green... I thought it was clear... Never done an intersprint (except today ) on this tour;

3. The only one who has to "pay" something is surely you. I really dislike your way to talk about or to other people :

- being angry about neutro who was only protecting his green jersey chances;
- Calling Aywaille "stupid" cause he only do something not smart but admitted by the rules;
- Calling to me as a shit cause I asked a question about the basement of the game (fair play rules) which you never answered to!.

So, maybe you should put your neck and head down and be a bit more respectfull from the others in the race chat!

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 13. Rincón de Soto - Burgos (196 km)
Callado with a big step to the green jersey



1. Guilherme Callado
2. Marko Birsa (Aston Team)
3. Luis Monteiro (Larapana)
4. David Silva (Cerro Torre RT)
5. Lieuwe Westra (Egsdorfer)
...
7. Benjamin Gourgue
23. Adriano Perreira
31. Jorge Felicandes
33. Ignacio Castillo
34. Luiz Foguete
53. Felipe Garrido +0:12
82. Emile Daems +26:30
95. Diego del Rios s.t.

What a great stage, thanks to a great teamwork and some help at the end it was possible to beat the sprinters by 12 seconds. Guilherme Callado won the sprint out of a big group of 36 men. Because Wesley Boogerd didn't sprint he is now again in the green jersey and is the new big favorite for it. 15 points in front of Boogerd and David Silva as the second one in this classement has 11 points less. The sprinters are now out of the fight.

From tomorrow on the fight for the GC begins with 3 HC stages in a row and on next wednesday the long TT in Penafiel. The team of Gaurain had to leave the tour because of personal time problems so that Lionel Terray is now the new favorite for the GC. Wesley Boogerd with 2 minutes behind him is his biggest competitor. Our Ben Gourgue will try to come into the Top 5.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Guilherme Callado
Erik Huseklepp

GC situation before the 3 big HC stages:

1. Terray
2. Gourgue +1:25
3. Boogerd +2:07
4. Vera +2:21
5. Huseklepp +2:53
6. Raufe +3:02

My classement at the end (estimated):

1. Terray
2. Boogerd
3. Vera
4. Gourgue
5. Raufe
6. Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 14. Burgos - Pena Cabarga (178 km)
Sheringham wins first mountain stage on this weekend



1. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam)
2. Ramon Zimionati (Demuth) +1:36
3. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT) +2:17
4. Michael Huntelaar (Egsdorfer) +2:23
5. Adriano Perreira +2:30
...
7. Benjamin Gourgue +2:30
16. Ignacio Castillo +3:43
26. Jorge Felicandes +4:18
29. Guilherme Callado +9:04
30. Felipe Garrido +10:45
39. Luiz Foguete +11:28
48. Diego del Rios +35:23
61. Emile Daems s.t.

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 15. Solares - Lagos de Covadonga (187 km)



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Benjamin Gourgue +0:34
3. Wesley Boogerd +0:44
4. Roby Sheringham +0:48
5. Felix Raufe s.t.
...
12. Ignacio Castillo +2:27
24. Guilherme Callado +4:20
26. Jorge Felicandes s.t.
27. Adriano Perreira s.t.
45. Luiz Foguete +17:07
52. Diego del Rios s.t.
60. Felipe Garrido s.t.
94. Emile Daems +17:50

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Lionel Terray
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 16. Gijón - Alto de Cotobello (181 km)
Gourgue beats Terray in a sprint on the top of Alto de Cotobello



1. Benjamin Gourgue
2. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT) s.t.
3. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam) +0:23
4. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer) +0:28
5. Felix Raufe (Larapana) +0:39
...
14. Ignacio Castillo +2:49
22. Jorge Felicandes +3:32
29. Guilherme Callado +5:22
46. Diego del Rios +17:14
47. Luiz Foguete s.t.
57. Adriano Perreira s.t.
65. Felipe Garrido s.t.
88. Emile Daems +29:45

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Lionel Terray
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 17. Penafiel - Penafiel (46 km TT)
Young norwegian Bakkerud wins long TT stage around Penafiel, Terray defends GC lead with 19 seconds



1. Kryvtjar Bakkerud (Demuth)
2. Mike Weis (Onkel-Eddy) +0:04
3. Noé Charby (Pastis Richard) +1:53
4. Erik Huseklepp (Demuth) +3:00
5. Roberto Vera (Aston Team) +3:15
...
16. Felipe Garrido +6:42
18. Ignacio Castillo +6:53
39. Benjamin Gourgue +8:29
43. Jorge Felicandes +8:45
61. Emile Daems +9:28
67. Luiz Foguete +9:47
82. Diego del Rios +10:07
83. Adriano Perreira +10:14
89. Guilherme Callado +10:20

Today was the day of the 46 km TT around Penafiel. The deciding day for the GC. Roberto Vera fought hard but he was only able to close the gap to Terray to 19 seconds. Gourgue falls from P2 to P5 as expected.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Lionel Terray
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 18. Valladolid - Salamanca (149 km)
Stieger wins short flat stage to Salamanca, Callado back in green!



1. Ueli Stieger (Onkel-Eddy)
2. Peer Pils (Neutrogena)
3. Ernesto Vega (Aixteam)
4. Santiago Gonzalez (Aston Team)
5. Guilherme Callado
...
7. Emile Daems
9. Diego del Rios
16. Benjamin Gourgue
25. Felipe Garrido
31. Jorge Felicandes
34. Adriano Perreira
43. Ignacio Castillo
97. Luiz Foguete

Callado is back in green and he will hold it up to Madrid, his biggest success of his career is complete. After 2 stages at the Tour de France he was able to win 2 stages at the Vuelta as well, but this time he fought for green and he will win it. What a big success for the team.

Jerseys:
Lionel Terray
Adrien Dalcin
Guilherme Callado
Erik Huseklepp

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 19. Piedrahita - Toledo (231 km)
Wating for the end, Vega in Toledo with his first career win



1. Ernesto Vega (Aixteam)
2. Ueli Stieger (Onkel-Eddy)
3. Steven Caethoven (VC Aywaille)
4. Santiago Gonzalez (Aston Team)
5. Peer Pils (Neutrogena)
...
7. Guilherme Callado
8. Emile Daems
12. Benjamin Gourgue
13. Ignacio Castillo
29. Diego del Rios
30. Jorge Felicandes
70. Adriano Perreira
74. Felipe Garrido
82. Luiz Foguete

Everbody is waiting for the end. The mountain stage today wont change anything in the GC. Callado made sure his sprint jersey. He will not lose it again, not to a sprinter and not to a climber as well.

[el Galactico]

Vuelta - 20. San Martin de V. - Bola del Mundo (172 km)
Terray finishes GC win with first place on the way up to Bola del Mundo



1. Lionel Terray (Cerro Torre RT)
2. Roby Sheringham (Aixteam) +0:58
3. Benjamin Gourgue (Los Galacticos) +1:01
4. Wesley Boogerd (Egsdorfer) +1:14
5. Roberto Vera (Aston Team) +1:46
...
11. Adriano Perreira +2:50
15. Ignacio Castillo +4:20
27. Jorge Felicandes +11:09
39. Felipe Garrido +28:14
40. Luiz Foguete s.t.
55. Emile Daems s.t.
62. Guilherme Callado s.t.
84. Luiz Foguete s.t.