GP de Fourmies

GP de Fourmies
Fourmies, 200km/124mi
By Cathy Mehl
It was a re-energized Team RadioShack in Sunday’s GP de Fourmies.  While yesterday’s race of Paris-Brussels was not particularly a success for The Shack, today the team was active and very present the whole day in the north of France. 
“I asked our riders to save their forces for the finale and it worked out,” explained Team Director Dirk Demol.  “Michal Kwiatkowski attacked and was joined by four others.  When they were caught, Sam Bewley was very attentive and went in the breakaway with seven other guys.  When the peloton was almost upon them, Sam continued on alone.  He was finally caught at 10k from the finish in Fourmies.”

Grand Prix de Fourmies, 205km/127mi
By Cathy Mehl

Five finishing laps of a 7km circuit kept much of the field in contention for the group spring in the Grand Prix de Fourmies on Sunday.   More than 100 riders arrived together for the finish with Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) took the win just ahead of Davide Appollonio (Cervelo) and Kenny De Haes of Omerga Pharma-Lotto.   Feillu finished second in yesterday’s Paris-Brussels.

Team RadioShack’s plan for the day was to work for Team sprinter Gert Steegmans, but a late-race flat hampered the Belgian’s efforts for the final attack.   Steegmans was 21st in the mass sprint as the best-placed Team RadioShack rider. 

The Team line-up for the next races:  
Paris-Brussels (Bel), September 11, 2010
Riders: Clinton Avery, Fumiyuki Beppu, Ben Hermans, Daryl Impey, Dmitriy Muravyev, Gregory Rast, Ivan Rovny & Gert Steegmans
Director: Dirk Demol


Grand Prix de Fourmies (Fra), September 12, 2010
Riders: Ben Hermans, Daryl Impey, Andreas Klöden, Geoffroy Lequatre, Dmitriy Muravyev, Gregory Rast, José Luis Rubiera & Gert Steegmans
Director: Dirk Demol