http://davidcadogan.ca/bbpress/ DavidCadogan.ca Forums Topic: Belgian Champion Sprints To Stage Win And Overall Lead Cycl en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:16:26 +0000 http://davidcadogan.ca/bbpress/topic.php?id=40168&page#post-49754 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:47:59 +0000 chongchong8g 49754@http://davidcadogan.ca/bbpress/ <p>&lt;div id="content_main"&gt;&lt;p class="strapline"&gt;Jürgen Roelandts (Silence - Lotto) won stage three ahead of fellow Belgians Wouter Weylandt (Quick...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;J&Atilde;&frac14;rgen Roelandts (Silence - Lotto) won stage three ahead of fellow Belgians Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) and Philippe Gilbert (Fran&Atilde;&sect;aise des Jeux) in of the 68th Circuit Franco-Belge on Saturday. They were part of a group of that escaped near the end of the race.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For much of the race, Lars Bak (Team CSC-Saxo Bank) and Mickael Delage (Fran&Atilde;&sect;aise des Jeux) were off the front in a break together. They broke away at 46km and built a maximum lead of eight minutes, but were caught with 12km remaining.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The final escape group included Gilbert, Nick Nuyens (Cofidis - Le Cr&Atilde;&copy;dit par T&Atilde;&copy;l&Atilde;&copy;phone), Stijn Devolder (Quick Step), Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank), Weylandt, Bram Tankink (Rabobank), Gabriel Rasch (Credit Agricole), Steve Houannard (Skil-Shimano) and Jan Bakelants (Topsport Vlaanderen), who won recently The Tour de l'Avenir. The leader at the beginning of the stage, Tyler Farrar (Garmin Chipotle) made a strong bid to defend his jersey, but could not reel in the leaders. He finished 12th and lost 18 seconds and the race lead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to his win, Roelandts took over the top spot in the overall classification with one stage remaining. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I knew I was one the fastest in this group, with Weylandt,<a href="http://cyclingjerseysale5.webs.com/">Cycling Jersey</a>," said Roelandts. "In the last kilometre, Nick Nuyens put in a strong attack. But, fortunately for me, Gilbert reacted. I was in third position, the best place for the sprint. I'm so happy to win here. It's only the second time that I won with my Belgian champion's jersey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"I didn't feel good during the first stage, but my condition is increasing, and I am confident for the last stage. I will do my best to keep this yellow jersey even if, with riders as Gilbert or Devolder, it won't be easy."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Due to bad weather expected Sunday, the stage between Havr&Atilde;&copy; and Tournai will be shortened to 35 kilometers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="article_tools"&gt; &lt;dl class="meta"&gt;&lt;dt&gt;Tags:&lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;/div&gt; </p>