CyclingQuotes.com uses cookies for statistics and targeting ads. This information is shared with third parties.
ACCEPT COOKIES » MORE INFO »

Every day we bring you more pro-cycling news

“It was a really tough race with these temperatures and rain. Everybody was trying to keep warm. We tried to be up there in the final, but it wasn’t possible.” 

Photo: Belkin Pro Cycling Team

STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK

RIDER PROFILE
|
NEWS

TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE

TEAM PROFILE
|
NEWS

TOUR OF ALBERTA

RACE PROFILE
|
NEWS
04.09.2014 @ 14:23 Posted by Emil Axelgaard

Belkin have lined up at the Tour of Alberta with the goal of taking a stage win but so far they have not had a lot of success. After a poor performance in the prologue, the team was largely anonymous on a wet stage 1.

 

Belgian Sep Vanmarcke led a cold, wet Belkin Pro Cycling TEAM across the finish line for 10th place on the rain-soaked, 143km first stage of the 2014 Tour of Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday.

Further back in the lead group, at the same time, were Belkin’s Jonathan Hivert of France, 11th, and Dutchmen Nick van der Lijke and Steven Kruijswijk, 21st and 23rd, respectively.

German Ruben Zepuntke of the American Bissel Development Team won the 36-man sprint for the stage win, holding off a late charge by Garmin-Sharp’s Ramunas Navardauskas. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of Giant-Shimano, who finished in the lead group, retained the gold-and-white jersey as leader of the race. 
 

The stage, contested under pouring rain with temperatures hovering around 10 degrees Celsius, consisted of six laps of a hilly 28.3km circuit — with a steep, 15% climb up Stafford Drive, and a short descent before the finish — in the town of Lethbridge, near the U.S. border.


“It was a really tough race with these temperatures and rain. Everybody was trying to keep warm,” explained Kruijswijk. “We tried to be up there in the final, but it wasn’t possible.”

“The rain was constant and really, really cold,” added Belkin’s Dutch sprinter, Theo Bos, who finished 48th at :41. “Some guys were frozen in the end, myself included.”

Kruijswijk, winner of the Arctic Race of Norway last month, leads the Belkin Pro Cycling TEAM on the general classification, moving up from 23rd to 18th place overall, now 31 seconds behind Dumoulin.
 

“The general classification is not really our first priority as Dumoulin looks really strong. We want to go for stage wins,” Kruijswijk said. “Tomorrow’s weather forecast seems better, so that will be nice and we will try to win the stage. Hopefully, we can put someone in a breakaway. If it comes down to a sprint, we’ll work for Theo.”


The 2014 Tour of Alberta continues Thursday with stage 2, a relatively hilly, 145km road race through the heart of central Alberta from Innisfail, north of Calgary, to the town of Red Deer. Three tough finishing circuits in Red Deer promise to make an exciting finish.

The six-day stage raceconcludes Sunday in Edmonton.

MORE NEWS:

VIEW SELECTED

Bycykling 101: Navigering i byens gader og cykelvenlige... 27.11.2023 @ 12:11The Best Danish Cyclist To Bet On At 2022 Tour De France 13.01.2022 @ 15:262022 Upcoming Tournament Overview 03.01.2022 @ 09:45Best Place to Find Stand-Up Paddleboards 16.06.2021 @ 08:16What are Primoz Roglic’s Chances to Win 2021 Tour de Fr... 17.03.2021 @ 08:37Amazing victory by young champion Sarah Gigante 04.02.2021 @ 14:21Three reasons why cycling is one of the best ways to ex... 28.09.2020 @ 12:03Why do businesses use meeting room managers? 14.09.2020 @ 13:42Five things that you can do, if you want to gain more f... 20.08.2020 @ 15:38One for the road 09.06.2020 @ 15:25List of CyclingQuotes previews 07.05.2020 @ 13:20Blue Energy: room for all interests 26.08.2019 @ 12:56Get your daily dose of exercise at home 08.07.2019 @ 10:443 good advice to be able to afford your favorite bike 25.02.2019 @ 12:32Cycle through gorgeous landscapes 22.10.2018 @ 21:41Balance Your Economy and Diet and Start Saving Money 08.10.2018 @ 11:18Stay Safe: 3 Helmets That Can Keep Your Head Protected... 20.07.2018 @ 07:59Planning to bet on Tour De France - Bet types and strat... 24.05.2018 @ 14:18Basics of cycling betting 25.10.2017 @ 13:10Bauer moves to ORICA-SCOTT 28.08.2017 @ 10:45End of the road for CyclingQuotes 08.01.2017 @ 16:00Rui Costa confirms Giro participation 07.01.2017 @ 12:55Van Avermaet: I am not afraid of Sagan 07.01.2017 @ 09:45Unchanged course for E3 Harelbeke 07.01.2017 @ 09:32Jenner takes surprise win at Australian U23 Championships 07.01.2017 @ 08:53No replacement for Meersman at Fortuneo-Vital Concept 06.01.2017 @ 19:14Barguil with two goals in 2017 06.01.2017 @ 19:06More details about French Vuelta start emerges 06.01.2017 @ 14:16Kristoff to start season at Etoile de Besseges 06.01.2017 @ 14:10Ion Izagirre announces schedule for first year at Bahrain 06.01.2017 @ 12:40JLT Condor optimistic for Herald Sun Tour 06.01.2017 @ 09:19Haas leads Dimension Data trio in fight for Australian... 06.01.2017 @ 09:15Sagan spearheads Bora-hansgrohe at Tour Down Under 06.01.2017 @ 09:12Henao and Thomas lead Sky Down Under 06.01.2017 @ 09:09Bauer crowned New Zealand TT champion 06.01.2017 @ 08:33Van der Poel ready to defend Dutch title 05.01.2017 @ 21:00Pantano ambitious for first Tour with Trek 05.01.2017 @ 20:41Landa with new approach to the Giro 05.01.2017 @ 20:36Sunweb Development Team sign Goos and Zepuntke 05.01.2017 @ 20:27Dumoulin confirms Giro participation 05.01.2017 @ 20:19Bauer targets victories in Quick-Step debut 05.01.2017 @ 20:16Gaviria and Boonen lead Quick-Step in San Juan 05.01.2017 @ 20:13Team Sunweb presented in Germany 05.01.2017 @ 20:09ASO take over major German WorldTour race 05.01.2017 @ 11:01Team Sunweb unveil new jersey 05.01.2017 @ 10:54Reactions from the Australian TT Championships 05.01.2017 @ 08:27Dennis defends Australian TT title 05.01.2017 @ 08:21Scotson takes back to back U23 TT titles in Australia 05.01.2017 @ 08:15Utrecht on track to host 2020 Vuelta 04.01.2017 @ 18:28Pre-season setback for Talansky 04.01.2017 @ 17:56Kristoff: It's not impossible for me to win in Rou... 04.01.2017 @ 17:49Boom close to first cyclo-cross win in LottoNL debut 04.01.2017 @ 17:40UAE Abu Dhabi make late signing of Arab rider 04.01.2017 @ 17:36UAE Abu Dhabi unveil new jersey 04.01.2017 @ 17:30BMC unveil race schedule 04.01.2017 @ 17:21

Currently no news in this list

Nicola RUFFONI
34 years | today
Mattia PICCINI
21 years | today
Michael GALLAGHER
46 years | today
Ivan QUARANTA
50 years | today
Zhaojuan MENG
35 years | today

© CyclingQuotes.com