WCS 2021

[Vos]

In the picture ; bad luck for the break away group. Although they had no chance whatsoever in this sprint stage.
Sagan won the sprint, thanks to a superb job of his teammates.

CFF League stage 10 winner = B.E-L   

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Patrick Kok
0:03" Mardandoo
0:44" Aurora Australis
- - - - - - - - - -
1:13" Kalarratas
2:37" B.E-L
3:02" Cosminelul
3:07" Combuijs
4:02" 5o&Tapa
4:27" azerite
4:51" Mlb

top 3 sprint classification ;
841 Mardandoo
821 Patrick Kok
810 Kalarratas
810 Aurora Australis

top 3 mountain classification ;
83 Cosminelul
81 Patrick Kok
78 Mardandoo

top3 youth classification ;
124 Patrick Kok
105 azerite
97 Mlb


next tour ;
  16½ hours left to join.
previous winners ; pizzaboys ( 2020 + 2019 ), BrotasTeam ( 2018 ), AJFactoryCycling ( 2017 )

[Vos]

Serrano wins the uphill-sprint-finish in stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = Animatoca   

[Vos]

  Hayter wins stage 2 and takes the lead in the GC.

CFF League stage 2 winner = Animatoca    & stage winner of all WCS participants ! 
Animatoca is of course the GC leader in the CFF League, and at the moment 4th GC of all WCS participants. 3 more stages to go.



A lot happened in this Strade Bianche like Giro stage 11 ; two young cyclists were clearly the best of the 6 man break away group ;
the just 21yo Schmid outsprinted the 22yo Covi, what is his first victory in his first professional year.
And there was a fierce GC battle behind them what shook up the GC a lot. Bernal showed that he is the top favorite to win this Giro.
Too much happened in this amazing race to write it all down. Perhaps the next picture is a good recap of stage 11 ;


CFF League stage 11 winner = Vos   

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Patrick Kok
0:06" Mardandoo
0:43" Aurora Australis
- - - - - - - - - -
1:18" Kalarratas
2:37" B.E-L
3:11" Cosminelul
3:39" Combuijs
4:06" 5o&Tapa
4:23" azerite
4:46" Mlb

top 3 sprint classification ;
871 Mardandoo
851 Patrick Kok
844 Aurora Australis

top 3 mountain classification ;
83 Cosminelul
81 Patrick Kok
79 Vos

top3 youth classification ;
131 Patrick Kok
112 azerite
104 Mlb


the next tour was very late open to join, so it starts soon ! ;
  13 hours and 15 minutes left to join.
no previous winners

[Vos]

Grace Brown ( 28, AUS ) wins stage 1.

CFF League stage 1 winner = Kalarratas   

  Lopéz wins the queens stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía, and he is the new GC leader.

CFF League stage 3 winner = pizzaboys 
Animatoca dropped to 14th GC of all WCS, but he is still the GC leader of the CFF League. 2nd ophiuko on 0:32" and 3rd pizzaboys on 0:38"
2 more stages to go.


Vendrame wins stage 12.

CFF League stage 12 winner = B.E-L   
The 2nd stage victory of B.E-L in this Giro. Also Mlb and Patrick Kok have 2 stage victories so far.
The battle for the maglia rosa is still extreme close with 9 more stages to go.

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Patrick Kok
0:05" Mardandoo
0:14" Aurora Australis
- - - - - - - - - -
0:50" Kalarratas
1:31" B.E-L
3:24" Cosminelul
3:34" 5o&Tapa
4:09" azerite
4:10" Combuijs
4:17" BrotasTeam
4:17" Mlb

top 3 sprint classification ;
876 Mardandoo
872 Aurora Australis
864 Kalarratas

top 3 mountain classification ;
87 BrotasTeam
83 Cosminelul
81 B.E-L
81 Patrick Kok
81 Mlb

top3 youth classification ;
138 Patrick Kok
119 azerite
111 Mlb


next race ;
  2 days and 4 hours left to join.
previous winners ; Ricoo ( 2020 ), BrotasTeam ( 2019 ), Thorin ( 2018 )

[Vos]

a solo victory of Anastasia Chursia ( 26, RUS ) in stage 2.

CFF League stage 2 winner = Vlominck 
Kalarratas is still the GC leader with 2 more stages to go.

  good old Greipel wins sprint stage 4.

CFF League stage 4 winner = Vos   
ophiuko is the new GC leader with 1 more stage to go.


In his career he had many second places in Giro stages, but finally Nizollo did it ; his first Giro stage victory !
Tomorrow stage 14 with the final climb on the mighty Zoncolan = 14,1km with average of 8,5%, but the final is hard, even up to 27% !

CFF League stage 13 winner = B.E-L   
B.E-L has the most stage victories now.
And there is a new GC leader, but it is still extreme close / even more extreme close.

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Aurora Australis
0:04" Patrick Kok
0:04" Mardandoo
- - - - - - - - - -
0:39" Kalarratas
0:48" B.E-L
4:06" 5o&Tapa
4:33" Combuijs
4:35" Cosminelul
4:56" azerite
5:09" BrotasTeam

top 3 sprint classification ;
948 Aurora Australis
942 Kalarratas
939 Mardandoo

top 3 mountain classification ;
87 BrotasTeam
83 Cosminelul
81 B.E-L
81 Patrick Kok
81 Mlb

top3 youth classification ;
148 Patrick Kok
125 azerite
117 Mlb


next race ;
  1 day and 13 hours left to join.
previous winners ; Ricoo ( 2020 ), BrotasTeam ( 2019 ), Thorin ( 2018 )

[Vos]

Tomorrow stage 14 with the final climb on the mighty Zoncolan = 14,1km with average of 8,5%, but the final is hard, even up to 27% !

The final 3km of the Zoncolan climb is extreme brutal, see picture :

[Aurora Australis]

Those last three kms will be where my top standing in the prediction end.  Seriously, imagine that for an exercise route (my street and the two streets across for where I live is 6 to 6.5% (only 300-350 metres each - peak is 8% in my street), and that's hard enough.

[Aurora Australis]

I watched the stage.  Nice to know that other (non-Ineos) teams are still morons who are tactical gooses who don't want to win a race, and that the sport still glorifies drug cheats as demi-Gods like Pantani.

[Vos]

Cecilie Ludwig ( 25, DEN ) wins stage 3. Today the final mountain stage will be decisive for the GC.

CFF League stage 3 winner = Vos   
Kalarratas is still the GC leader with 1 more stage to go.


It seemed that Impey and Stannard would sprint for stage 5 victory, but a few meters before the finishline they crashed into eachother.
Now Hayter stayed ahead win his too long sprint and won stage 5.
In the picture the final GC Vuelta a Andalucía ; 2nd Tolhoek on 0:20", 1st Lopéz, 3rd Amézqueta on 1:20"

CFF League stage 5 winner = Cosminelul   

GC winner = ophiuko   
Cosminelul wins the sprint- and youth jerseys.
Animatoca wins the mountain jersey.


After being in the early breakaway group, a great solo victory of Fortunato on the mighty Zolocan.
In the GC battle only S.Yates was strong enough to attack on the final brutal climb. Only GC leader Bernal could follow.
On a later moment Bernal counter-attacked ( see picture ) and again showed that he is thé top favorite to win the Giro.
S.Yates now 2nd GC on 1:33", and it seems this mountain stage showed that he is the best of the rest.

CFF League stage 14 winners ( split victory ) = 5o&Tapa     &  Aurora Australis   

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Aurora Australis
0:19" Mardandoo
0:23" Patrick Kok
- - - - - - - - - -
0:53" B.E-L
0:59" Kalarratas
4:24" 5o&Tapa
4:58" Cosminelul
5:14" BrotasTeam
5:19" azerite
5:39" Mlb

top 3 sprint classification ;
993 Aurora Australis
974 Kalarratas
973 Mardandoo

top 3 mountain classification ;
103 BrotasTeam
97 B.E-L
95 Cosminelul

top3 youth classification ;
158 Patrick Kok
135 azerite
127 Mlb


next tour ;
  4 days left to join.
no previous winners

[Vos]

It was a stage 4- ánd GC-battle between van der Breggen and van Vleuten. Both were the strongest in this mountain stage.
On the final climb just before the finishline, van der Vleuten tried to pass van der Breggen, but without succes.
The ranking of stage 4 is also the final GC ranking ;
1st van der Breggen ( 31, NED ), 2nd van Vleuten ( 38, NED ) on 0:03", 3rd Vollering ( 24, NED, the helper of van der Breggen ) on 0:23"

CFF League stage 4 winner = Vos 

GC winner = Vos 
Vos wins also the sprint-, mountain- and youth jerseys.

Soto wins solo in his hometown the biggest victory of his career. 2nd Madrazo and 3rd Serrano.

CFF League winner = ophiuko   


In a rainy and slippery final, Campenaerts won the sprint-a-deux of Riesebeek.

CFF League stage 15 winner = Foeke 

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Patrick Kok
0:01" Aurora Australis
0:10" Mardandoo
- - - - - - - - - -
0:42" B.E-L
0:53" Kalarratas
4:07" 5o&Tapa
4:46" Cosminelul
5:13" BrotasTeam
5:17" Mlb
5:18" azerite

top 3 sprint classification ;
993 Aurora Australis
980 Kalarratas
973 Mardandoo

top 3 mountain classification ;
103 BrotasTeam
97 B.E-L
95 Cosminelul

top3 youth classification ;
166 Patrick Kok
141 azerite
135 Mlb

[Vos]

With 6 more stages to go, it seems the top 5 GC of the CFF League will battle for Giro victory. There is a big gap towards the rest.
However,  4 out of the 6 are mountain stages, and the final stage is a time trial ; so maybe still everything is possible, also for the rest.
And it is cycling, so anything can happen. For example today 6th GC Buchmann crashed early in the stage, and too injured to continue.

So, let's see how the CFF participants outside the top10 are ranked at the moment. Many can still get into the final top10 GC (or surprise).
TOP 25 GC ;

0:00" Patrick Kok
0:01" Aurora Australis
0:10" Mardandoo
- - - - - - - - - -
0:42" B.E-L
0:53" Kalarratas
4:07" 5o&Tapa
4:46" Cosminelul
5:13" BrotasTeam
5:17" Mlb
5:18" azerite

- - - - - - - - - -
5:53" Combuijs
5:54" Vos
6:25" Foeke
6:42" Matterhorn
6:52" Vlominck
7:01" kekipi
7:25" Euroscalt
7:36" AlvaroJG85
7:42" pizzaboys
8:25" Animatoca
- - - - - - - - - -
8:28" Mitte
8:31" plopsala
9:00" ophiuko
9:43" GaoYao
11:03" PieterJanVB

[Aurora Australis]

Just clicked on the online feed of the race.  What the heck is another moron team (EF) doing wasting their energy at the front, making it easy for Ineos.  Seriously, are these teams seeking to be losers?  Bernal & Ineos must be laughing at the morons.

[Vos]

The "queen" stage had to be shortened from 212km to 153km by taking out 2 fierce mountains due to bad weather conditions.
Still, it was a hard stage for the GC contenders, and some had a bad day ( for example Yates and Evenepoel ).
GC leader Bernal was clearly the best and won solo this mountain stage 16.

The top 10 GC had some changes ; 1st Bernal 0:00", 2nd Caruso 2:24", 3rd Carthy 3:40",
4th Vlasov 4:18", 5th Yates 4:20", 6th Ciccone 4:31", 7th Bardet 5:02", 8th Martínez 7:17", 9th Foss 8:20", 10th Almeida 10:01"

CFF League stage 16 winner = Vlominck 

TOP 10 GC ;
0:00" Patrick Kok
0:48" Mardandoo
0:49" Aurora Australis
- - - - - - - - - -
1:07" B.E-L
1:19" Kalarratas
4:01" 5o&Tapa
4:29" Cosminelul
4:59" Mlb
5:28" BrotasTeam
6:00" Vos

top 3 sprint classification ;
1062 Aurora Australis
1061 Kalarratas
1051 Patrick Kok

top 3 mountain classification ;
175 Cosminelul
173 Mlb
168 Vlominck

top3 youth classification ;
183 Patrick Kok
158 azerite
152 Mlb

[Vos]

next tour ;
  26 hours and 37 minutes left to join.
In the picture below the department Mayenne. 
287 km to the west, in exactly one month = the start of the Tour de France 2021. 

[wacco]

If would do most abandons I would win I think. What is happening?

With evenepoel leaving I just have 6 riders left. And I did not pick Bernal