SEARCH ON THIS SITE: Type a word and submit(please do not use capitals) 89th Grand-prix François Faber - 29.05.2011 - Bech Report: The world champion was a class of his own Three riders, Bob Jungels, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy, have dominated the 89th Grand-prix François Faber by taking the lead of the race early on. But in the final, Jungels was clearly a class of his own. With three laps to go, he broke away and, alone against the wind, the junior time-trial world champion was at his ease, taking the win with nearly four minutes advantage. 17 U23 riders and 20 juniors were up early in the morning and lined up in Bech for the Grand-prix François Faber 2011, Leading group of 10 riders heading out for 100 difficult kilometres on the traditionnal course around Bech and Berbourg. In addition to the three small climbs on each lap, it was mainly the wind that made up for a tough and selective race. As of the first lap, there were several attacks and on the second uphill part, with up to 10% slopes, a first break had already formed. Soon, there were ten riders regrouping at the head of the race with less than a minute advantage on the main peloton who struggled to get back to the front. But the strongest riders were in the break and Lex Reichling, Richard Della Schiava, Quentin Borcy, Bob Jungels, Pit Schlechter, Nazzario Nanni, Tom Schanen, Tom Thill, Tom Kohn as well as Cédric Gaoua worked well together in the crosswinds. They increased their advantage more and more to more than two minutes. Dippach and Differdange were the only teams with two riders at the front, while only one junior rider had been able to catch the train, Richard Della Schiava. Several trios On the fourth lap, climbing up to Jacobsbierg near Bech, it was Tom Kohn who launched an attack, soon followed by Quentin Borcy and the two of them took a few metres of advantage. Bob Jungels was not with them, but the nr 1 favourite of the race didn't wait long to react and bridge up after a short chase. Around mid-race, they were eventually three in the lead and the rider from Dippach, the one from Belvaux and the Belgian from Veranda Willems Chevigny seemed on the good way to decide the victory amongst them. Behind, Schlechter, Thill, Reichling and Gaoua tried to bridge up in vain, leaving behind them the rest of the former break of 10. Goua was dropped soon after that, so that the race story was written by several trios from then on. Jungels, Borcy and Kohn leading, followed by Reichling, Schlechter and Thill, then Della Schiava, Nanni and Schanen. Behind them, the peloton had also splitted up and after the three trios, there was a group of seven riding: Peloton splitted up Jérôme Theis and Antoine Mores from LG Alzingen, together with Jimmy Reinert, Massimo Morabito, Ben Krux, Michel Hübsch and Frenchman Maxime Cré. All the other riders were already very far at the back and were not challenging any of the Top 10 places in the race any more. With three laps to go, Bob Jungels chosed to take the control of the race. He accelerated once on a small hill, leaving his two main opponents behind, waited for a moment and then, seeing that he was really the strongest, he accelerated again. The time trial world champion took off for a long solo ride towards the finish line and a probable victory at the end. His riding style was tremendously fluid, yet powerfull, with Jungels doing some 40 kilometres per hour average speed on the hilly and very, very windy course. Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels Behind him, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy were working together, but they lost minute after minute on those final kilometres of the race. There was however some suspense coming up for fourth place as well as the position of best junior rider of the race, because the group containing Reinert and Mores was coming closer and closer to the trio Della Schiava, Schanen and Nanni who, on their side, were approaching Schlechter, Thill and Reichling from behind. Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner. GP François Faber 2011 >>
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89th Grand-prix François Faber - 29.05.2011 - Bech
Report:
The world champion was a class of his own
Three riders, Bob Jungels, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy, have dominated the 89th Grand-prix François Faber by taking the lead of the race early on. But in the final, Jungels was clearly a class of his own. With three laps to go, he broke away and, alone against the wind, the junior time-trial world champion was at his ease, taking the win with nearly four minutes advantage.
17 U23 riders and 20 juniors were up early in the morning and lined up in Bech for the Grand-prix François Faber 2011, Leading group of 10 riders heading out for 100 difficult kilometres on the traditionnal course around Bech and Berbourg. In addition to the three small climbs on each lap, it was mainly the wind that made up for a tough and selective race. As of the first lap, there were several attacks and on the second uphill part, with up to 10% slopes, a first break had already formed. Soon, there were ten riders regrouping at the head of the race with less than a minute advantage on the main peloton who struggled to get back to the front. But the strongest riders were in the break and Lex Reichling, Richard Della Schiava, Quentin Borcy, Bob Jungels, Pit Schlechter, Nazzario Nanni, Tom Schanen, Tom Thill, Tom Kohn as well as Cédric Gaoua worked well together in the crosswinds. They increased their advantage more and more to more than two minutes. Dippach and Differdange were the only teams with two riders at the front, while only one junior rider had been able to catch the train, Richard Della Schiava. Several trios On the fourth lap, climbing up to Jacobsbierg near Bech, it was Tom Kohn who launched an attack, soon followed by Quentin Borcy and the two of them took a few metres of advantage. Bob Jungels was not with them, but the nr 1 favourite of the race didn't wait long to react and bridge up after a short chase. Around mid-race, they were eventually three in the lead and the rider from Dippach, the one from Belvaux and the Belgian from Veranda Willems Chevigny seemed on the good way to decide the victory amongst them. Behind, Schlechter, Thill, Reichling and Gaoua tried to bridge up in vain, leaving behind them the rest of the former break of 10. Goua was dropped soon after that, so that the race story was written by several trios from then on. Jungels, Borcy and Kohn leading, followed by Reichling, Schlechter and Thill, then Della Schiava, Nanni and Schanen. Behind them, the peloton had also splitted up and after the three trios, there was a group of seven riding: Peloton splitted up Jérôme Theis and Antoine Mores from LG Alzingen, together with Jimmy Reinert, Massimo Morabito, Ben Krux, Michel Hübsch and Frenchman Maxime Cré. All the other riders were already very far at the back and were not challenging any of the Top 10 places in the race any more. With three laps to go, Bob Jungels chosed to take the control of the race. He accelerated once on a small hill, leaving his two main opponents behind, waited for a moment and then, seeing that he was really the strongest, he accelerated again. The time trial world champion took off for a long solo ride towards the finish line and a probable victory at the end. His riding style was tremendously fluid, yet powerfull, with Jungels doing some 40 kilometres per hour average speed on the hilly and very, very windy course. Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels Behind him, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy were working together, but they lost minute after minute on those final kilometres of the race. There was however some suspense coming up for fourth place as well as the position of best junior rider of the race, because the group containing Reinert and Mores was coming closer and closer to the trio Della Schiava, Schanen and Nanni who, on their side, were approaching Schlechter, Thill and Reichling from behind. Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner.
Leading group of 10 riders
But the strongest riders were in the break and Lex Reichling, Richard Della Schiava, Quentin Borcy, Bob Jungels, Pit Schlechter, Nazzario Nanni, Tom Schanen, Tom Thill, Tom Kohn as well as Cédric Gaoua worked well together in the crosswinds. They increased their advantage more and more to more than two minutes. Dippach and Differdange were the only teams with two riders at the front, while only one junior rider had been able to catch the train, Richard Della Schiava. Several trios On the fourth lap, climbing up to Jacobsbierg near Bech, it was Tom Kohn who launched an attack, soon followed by Quentin Borcy and the two of them took a few metres of advantage. Bob Jungels was not with them, but the nr 1 favourite of the race didn't wait long to react and bridge up after a short chase. Around mid-race, they were eventually three in the lead and the rider from Dippach, the one from Belvaux and the Belgian from Veranda Willems Chevigny seemed on the good way to decide the victory amongst them. Behind, Schlechter, Thill, Reichling and Gaoua tried to bridge up in vain, leaving behind them the rest of the former break of 10. Goua was dropped soon after that, so that the race story was written by several trios from then on. Jungels, Borcy and Kohn leading, followed by Reichling, Schlechter and Thill, then Della Schiava, Nanni and Schanen. Behind them, the peloton had also splitted up and after the three trios, there was a group of seven riding: Peloton splitted up Jérôme Theis and Antoine Mores from LG Alzingen, together with Jimmy Reinert, Massimo Morabito, Ben Krux, Michel Hübsch and Frenchman Maxime Cré. All the other riders were already very far at the back and were not challenging any of the Top 10 places in the race any more. With three laps to go, Bob Jungels chosed to take the control of the race. He accelerated once on a small hill, leaving his two main opponents behind, waited for a moment and then, seeing that he was really the strongest, he accelerated again. The time trial world champion took off for a long solo ride towards the finish line and a probable victory at the end. His riding style was tremendously fluid, yet powerfull, with Jungels doing some 40 kilometres per hour average speed on the hilly and very, very windy course. Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels Behind him, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy were working together, but they lost minute after minute on those final kilometres of the race. There was however some suspense coming up for fourth place as well as the position of best junior rider of the race, because the group containing Reinert and Mores was coming closer and closer to the trio Della Schiava, Schanen and Nanni who, on their side, were approaching Schlechter, Thill and Reichling from behind. Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner.
Several trios
Around mid-race, they were eventually three in the lead and the rider from Dippach, the one from Belvaux and the Belgian from Veranda Willems Chevigny seemed on the good way to decide the victory amongst them. Behind, Schlechter, Thill, Reichling and Gaoua tried to bridge up in vain, leaving behind them the rest of the former break of 10. Goua was dropped soon after that, so that the race story was written by several trios from then on. Jungels, Borcy and Kohn leading, followed by Reichling, Schlechter and Thill, then Della Schiava, Nanni and Schanen. Behind them, the peloton had also splitted up and after the three trios, there was a group of seven riding: Peloton splitted up Jérôme Theis and Antoine Mores from LG Alzingen, together with Jimmy Reinert, Massimo Morabito, Ben Krux, Michel Hübsch and Frenchman Maxime Cré. All the other riders were already very far at the back and were not challenging any of the Top 10 places in the race any more. With three laps to go, Bob Jungels chosed to take the control of the race. He accelerated once on a small hill, leaving his two main opponents behind, waited for a moment and then, seeing that he was really the strongest, he accelerated again. The time trial world champion took off for a long solo ride towards the finish line and a probable victory at the end. His riding style was tremendously fluid, yet powerfull, with Jungels doing some 40 kilometres per hour average speed on the hilly and very, very windy course. Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels Behind him, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy were working together, but they lost minute after minute on those final kilometres of the race. There was however some suspense coming up for fourth place as well as the position of best junior rider of the race, because the group containing Reinert and Mores was coming closer and closer to the trio Della Schiava, Schanen and Nanni who, on their side, were approaching Schlechter, Thill and Reichling from behind. Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner.
Peloton splitted up
With three laps to go, Bob Jungels chosed to take the control of the race. He accelerated once on a small hill, leaving his two main opponents behind, waited for a moment and then, seeing that he was really the strongest, he accelerated again. The time trial world champion took off for a long solo ride towards the finish line and a probable victory at the end. His riding style was tremendously fluid, yet powerfull, with Jungels doing some 40 kilometres per hour average speed on the hilly and very, very windy course. Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels Behind him, Tom Kohn and Quentin Borcy were working together, but they lost minute after minute on those final kilometres of the race. There was however some suspense coming up for fourth place as well as the position of best junior rider of the race, because the group containing Reinert and Mores was coming closer and closer to the trio Della Schiava, Schanen and Nanni who, on their side, were approaching Schlechter, Thill and Reichling from behind. Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner.
Alone in the lead: Bob Jungels
Bob Jungels has won the 89th edition of the Grand-prix François Faber after a solo ride of more than 30 kilometres and 3'48" ahead of Belgian rider Quentin Borcy, who has left behind him Tom Kohn in the last lap to take second place. Behind Kohn, some kind of regroupement finally happened in the last kilometres and they were eight to fight for the fourth place, with Schanen and Nanni being a lot faster than Reinert, Theis and the others. But due to his strong 6th place in the race, Jimmy Reinert was able to win the title of best junior rider ahead of Richard Della Schiava who held this position during most of the distance. 14 riders only finished the race in the same lap than the impressive winner.
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