Clasica San Sebastian

[Grater]

Time to concentrate on racing again. Who do you think will win?

I'm liking Valverde for the win! He's fresh and if he carries over his form from June, he should be too strong for everyone!

Start List

Caisse d'Epargne
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa)
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa)
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa)
4 David Arroyo Duran (Spa)
5 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa)
6 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa)
7 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa)
8 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa)

Astana
21 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa)
22 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por)
23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa)
24 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa)
25 Janez Brajkovic (Slo)
26 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa)
27 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa)
28 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa)

Liquigas
31 Franco Pellizotti (Ita)
32 Roman Kreuziger (Cze)
33 Valerio Agnoli (Ita)
35 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita)
36 Brian Vandborg (Den)
37 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita)
38 Frederik Willems (Bel)

Quick Step
41 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra)
42 Allan Davis (Aus)
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa)
44 Dario Cataldo (Ita)
45 Stijn Devolder (Bel)
46 Jérôme Pineau (Fra)
47 Matteo Tosatto (Ita)
48 Dries Devenyns (Bel)

Team Katusha
51 Serguei Ivanov (Rus)
52 Vladimir Karpets (Rus)
53 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
54 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus)
55 Evgeni Petrov (Rus)
56 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa)
57 Luca Mazzanti (Ita)
58 Ivan Rovny (Rus)

Team Saxo Bank
61 Andy Schleck (Lux)
62 Fränk Schleck (Lux)
63 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus)
64 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den)
65 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe)
66 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor)
67 Lasse Bochmann (Den)
68 Nicki Sörensen (Den)

Silence - Lotto
71 Cadel Evans (Aus)
72 Sebastian Lang (Ger)
73 Mickael Delage (Fra)
74 Matthew Lloyd (Aus)
75 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel)
76 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel)
77 Johan Van Summeren (Bel)
78 Jelle Vanendert (Bel)

Rabobank
81 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa)
82 Denis Menchov (Rus)
83 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa)
84 Lars Boom (Ned)
85 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned)
86 Bram de Groot (Ned)
87 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned)
88 Paul Martens (Ger)

Euskaltel - Euskadi
91 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa)
92 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa)
93 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa)
93 Angel Sanchez (Spa)
94 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa)
95 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa)
96 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa)
97 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa)
98 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa)

Lampre - NGC
101 Damiano Cunego (Ita)
102 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita)
103 Marco Marzano (Ita)
104 Daniele Righi (Ita)
105 Simon Spilak (Slo)
106 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita)
107 Matteo Bono (Ita)
108 Marco Bandiera (Ita)

Garmin - Slipstream
111 Christian Vande Velde (USA)
112 David Millar (GBr)
113 David Zabriskie (USA)
114 Thomas Danielson (USA)
115 Julian Dean (NZl)
116 Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
117 Daniel Martin (Can)
118 Danny Pate (USA)

AG2R La Mondiale
121 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita)
122 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa)
123 Alexander Efimkin (Rus)
124 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus)
125 John Gadret (Fra)
126 Julien Loubet (Fra)
127 Nicolas Roche (Irl)
128 Cyril Dessel (Fra)

Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
131 Leonardo Duque (Col)
132 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa)
133 David Moncoutie (Fra)
134 Christophe Kern (Fra)
135 Sébastien Minard (Fra)
136 Amaël Moinard (Fra)
137 Rémi Pauriol (Fra)
138 Rein Taaramae (Est)

Team Milram
151 Fabian Wegmann (Ger)
152 Marcus Fothen (Ger)
153 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger)
154 Linus Gerdemann (Ger)
155 Christian Knees (Ger)
156 Thomas Rohregger (Aut)
157 Peter Velits (Svk)
158 Paul Voss (Ger)

BBOX Bouygues Telecom
161 Thomas Voeckler (Fra)
162 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra)
163 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn)
164 William Bonnet (Fra)
165 Laurent Lefevre (Fra)
166 Alexandre Pichot (Fra)
167 Pierre Rolland (Fra)
168 Yury Trofimov (Rus)

Contentpolis-Ampo
181 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa)
182 Mikel Caztañaga (Spa)
183 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa)
184 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa)
185 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa)
186 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa)
187 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa)
188 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Por)


Past Winners

1995 Lance Armstrong (USA) Motorola
1996 Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom
1997 Davide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux
1998 Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Cofidis
1999 Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Vini Caldirola
2000 Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank
2001 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) Team CSC
2002 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) Team CSC
2003 Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick Step-Davitamon
2004 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval-Prodir
2005 Constantino Zaballa (ESP) Saunier Duval-Prodir
2006 Xavier Florencio (ESP) Bouygues Télécom
2007 Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) Liquigas
2008 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne

 

[Andrija]

Time to concentrate on racing again. Who do you think will win?

I'm liking Valverde for the win! He's fresh and if he carries over his form from June, he should be too strong for everyone!

Really strong line-up (what I could see so far). This race is great 'cause of its course and field... Some guys in great form after the Tour, and guys who didn't participate in it - fresh enough for one day race. I'll give advantage to these from the Tour although Valverde and Samuel Sanchez (especially) will be there fighting for the victory.

 

[steve]

Alejandro Valverde for the win.

Its probably a good opertunity for Evans to put in a good ride after a disastrous tour de france

 

[Grater]

Alejandro Valverde for the win.

Its probably a good opertunity for Evans to put in a good ride after a disastrous tour de france

Yep. You can't go past piti for the win!

You're right there about Evans! Could be redemption day for him. There is another rider, who had a shocking TDF but seemed to be getting his climbing stripes back towards the end. Stijn Devolder.

This is a Devolder course!

 

[limerickman]

Valverde for the win,

I can't see anyway past him at this point and I expect that he has been putting the extra miles in during leTour.

Depending on how others fared in the TDF, I reckon riders will set out to repair some of the damage if they had a bad TDF.

 

[phillop]

Caisse d'Epargne
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa)
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa)
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa)
4 David Arroyo Duran (Spa)
5 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa)
6 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa)
7 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa)
7 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa)
8 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa)

??
whats up with that?

 

[limerickman]

Caisse d'Epargne
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa)
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa)
3 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa)
4 David Arroyo Duran (Spa)
5 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa)
6 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa)
7 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa)
7 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa)
8 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa)

??
whats up with that?

That does look odd, phil.
Well spotted

Have Caisse signed Paco Mancebo?

 

[steve]

That does look odd, phil.
Well spotted

Have Caisse signed Paco Mancebo?

Its fixed now ( thanks Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2009 Startlist )

 

[Trev_S]

I favour Valverde as well.
Although I'd like to see Evans bounce back and take it.

 

[Grater]

There was a press release from Liquigas the other day. They are taking this race very very seriously.

Kreuziger and Pellizotti have unfinished business. Pellizotti is the more motivated out of the two though!

 

[lucybears]

official startlist is here, and is also rubbish
Clásica San Sebastián 2009 | Participación | Equipos de la Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián 2009 - diariovasco.com

try
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2009 Startlist by Cyclingfever.com - Check the starlists of the cycling roadraces, trackraces and cyclocross - Just to get even more fever from cycling

 

[slovakguy]

five on freire. rabo have to salvage something.

 

[slovakguy]

chapeau, peter velits!

 

[Andrija]

chapeau, peter velits!

You are legend Slovak... I saw this and thought Velits actually won. Anyway, congratulations to him for good race and placing.

 

[limerickman]

Good win for Barredo.

I didn't see the race I have to add.
Eurosport have boradcast this race but there was no coverage yesterday.

Slovak - your man almost did it.

 

[steve]

Results

1	Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step	5:37:00	 
2	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas	 	 
3	Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto	0:00:07	 
4	Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram	 	 
5	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream	 	 
6	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha	 	 
7	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	 	 
8	Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha	 	 
9	Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	 	 
10	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
11	Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto	 	 
12	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	 	 
13	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	 	 
14	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step	 	 
15	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana	 	 
16	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank	 	 
17	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
18	David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto	 	 
19	Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	 	 
20	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
21	Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	 	 
22	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	 	 
23	Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step	 	 
24	Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	 	 
25	Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
26	Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana	 	 
27	Chris Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank	 	 
28	Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - N.G.C.	 	 
29	Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step	 	 
30	Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	 	 
31	Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step	 	 
32	Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto	 	 
33	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step	 	 
34	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
35	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank	 	 
36	Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha	0:02:00	 
37	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha	 	 
38	Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	0:02:19	 
39	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	0:02:21	 
40	Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	 	 
41	David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream	0:03:09	 
42	Matthieu Sprick (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	0:03:18	 
43	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto	 	 
44	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo	 	 
45	Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream	 	 
46	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram	0:04:52	 
47	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha	 	 
48	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step	 	 
49	Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad	0:05:49	 
50	Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	0:05:58	 
51	Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
52	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas	 	 
53	Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas	 	 
54	Lasse Bochmann (Den) Team Saxo Bank	 	 
55	Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha	 	 
56	Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	0:08:45	 
57	Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	0:09:24	 
58	Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo	0:10:52	 
59	Javier Echarri (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo	 	 
60	Aitor Perezarrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo	 	 
61	Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram	 	 
62	Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram	 	 
63	Michael Barry (Can) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
64	Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream	 	 
65	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram	 	 
66	Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
67	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank	 	 
68	Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
69	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	 	 
70	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad	 	 
71	Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	 	 
72	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana	 	 
73	Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
74	Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	 	 
75	Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	 	 
76	Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	 	 
77	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom	 	 
78	Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas	 	 
79	Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha	 	 
80	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha	 	 
81	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	 	 
82	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	 	 
83	Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	0:10:56	 
84	Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank	 	 
85	Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
86	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom	 	 
87	Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream	 	 
88	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	 	 
89	Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.	 	 
90	Jeremy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux	0:11:59