Giro d'Europa


The Giro d'Europa is a 5 day event featuring the fantastic real roads of the RGT Cycling Platform. Each day will take us to a new location as we showcase these fantastic routes. Each event can be raced as a one-off or you can test yourself on repeated days and challenge for the general classification. The rider with the lowest total time across the five events will be crowned the overall winner. This is an individual competition, encourage your team mates to race, but it will be everyone for themselves.
The races will be mass start and open to all, the nature of the courses means the groups will quickly form, find a group you are comfortable with and work together to keep the speed high or go for individual glory and try to drop the pack. The choice is yours. There will be three timeslots per day - 6am, 12noon and 7pm (BST) we hope this will allow as many people to enter as possible. You are welcome to race each day more than once, your best time will be taken. We encourage riders to sign up to eBio Passport a community effort in fair play to help ensure transparency around riders equipment and abilities. All races will be ranked events.
Partnering with ZMS Live Stream we will be broadcasting every 7pm BST race on Facebook and Youtube. We encourage you to tune in, follow the excellent commentary and look for yourself on the big screen. Don't forget to share the links with friends and families too and give them a wave! A prize draw will take place at the end of each stage, with some fantastic prizes on offer. The winner will be announced on the broadcast.
So don't delay ... sign up today and we will see you on the start line!

PRIZE DRAW

We have a number of prizes on offer which will be awarded from a draw of all participants. Every day we will select a winner at random who will recieve a Giro d'Europa themed mug. If you want to guarantee yourself a Giro d'Europa mug then please visit the vCycling News shop where you can buy mugs and t-shirts.

Each winner will also receive a box of LMNT Recharge sachets. This electrolyte drink helps replace essential salts that are lost during a hard workout. You can find out more details on their webiste..

Complete all 5 stages and you will be entered into the competition to win a Giro d'Europa themed mug and a bottle of 1290 Gin from our friends at Altrincham Gin. For those gin lovers in the UK who would like to try some of the fantastic gin then use the code VCN15 when ordering on the 1290 Spirits website and you'll recieve a 15% discount off the price!

In order to be eligible for the prize please submit your name and email address so we can contact you if you are the winner. This must be done prior to the race. You only need to do this once to be entered into each of the 6 draws. There will be one draw per stage and a draw for everyone who has completed all 5 stages.

Winners

Stage 01 - GdE Mug, Simon Miller & Riley's Rider, Kasper Hededam Stage 02 - GdE Mug, Alasdair McAlpine & Riley's Rider, Francois Iker Stage 03 - GdE Mug, Eric Denning & Riley's Rider, Tom Gakes Stage 04 - GdE Mug, Jonathon Stevens & Riley's Rider, The Night Rider Stage 05 - GdE Mug, Scott Kenny & Riley's Rider, Christoph Contant

Weekly Prize of GdE Mug, LMNT Pack and 1290 Gin - Nik Hall

THE RACES

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We start our tour on the island of Mallorca on the iconic road from Puerto Pollenca to the Cap Formentor lighthouse. This rolling route provides opportunities to rest but do not think this is a sight seeing trip. The first day of the Giro d’Europa event is bound to see some ferocious racing as riders look to make an early mark on the general classification as well as going for stage honours. Will you shine brightly or will you crash against the rocks?

Not raced the Cap before? Check out the route recon with Riley via the video below.

Following our warm up on the training routes of Mallorca we move to the Flemish heartlands for the second day. Follow in the tracks of one day legends as we take on two ascents of both the Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont. Have you recovered after yesterday’s exploits or will you roar up the climbs like the lion of Flanders?

Not raced De Ronde before? Check out the route recon with Riley via the video below.

After two days of punchy climbs the participants will be pleased to hear that stage 3 has no climbing at all! However, 25 laps of this twisty crit course won’t give the riders any relief as the pack ebbs and flows through the tight turns and sweeping bends. With so many riders packed into the 1km course it will be chaotic but perhaps you’ll be the brave soul to take advantage and launch an audacious attack, slipping away into the mayhem?

Not raced Tempelhof before? Check out the route recon with Riley via the video below.

After yesterday’s respite we are back into the rolling hills, on the strade bianchi outside the walled city of Pienza. This penultimate stage will be a test of stamina and legs that are becoming weary. The scenery is stunning but keep an eye on the terrain and don’t lose that wheel in front. The two climbs up to the start/finish line will define this race but will you go all in for stage glory or hold something back for final day?

Not raced Pienza? Check out the route recon with Riley via the video below.

Just one more tough race separates you from completing this series. We head to the far north of England and head off road as we take on this gravel route. It might only be 17km but this undulating route will sap the energy from already weary legs. Dig deep for the final kilometres, it will soon be finished and then you can enjoy the remainder of your Friday evening with a well earned refreshing drink and look back with satisfaction on a fantastic week of racing.

Not raced Pienza? Check out the route recon with Riley via the video below.


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Scoring Type: Time

Stages

Series Standings

Results Last Calculated On: 09-03 18:49
# GC 01 - Cap Formentor 02 - De Ronde Stage 03 - Tempelhof Airport Stage 04 - Pienza Stage 05 - Dirty Reiver
1 RASMUS FELDBALLE[WR] 2:36:31.8 38:12.9 28:26.7 33:24.4 26:08.4 30:19.3
2 Daniel Cadiz 2:38:07.4 38:41.5 28:34.7 33:25.8 26:29.6 30:55.5
3 Angus Smith 2:38:26.5 39:02.9 29:04.8 33:24.9 26:35.9 30:17.8
4 Patrick Roubaud 2:38:28.4 38:52.7 29:10.0 33:25.8 26:31.7 30:28.0
5 James Melville 2:38:36.1 38:17.6 28:08.5 33:31.5 28:23.1 30:15.2
6 Nik Hall 2:38:49.2 38:49.1 28:47.4 33:25.7 27:22.9 30:23.8
7 Joris Schepers[ЯƦ] 2:39:43.3 38:56.3 29:09.9 33:26.8 27:26.3 30:43.8
8 Wouter Claes [ṀṚ] 2:40:01.6 38:53.2 29:43.8 33:31.4 27:05.0 30:47.9
9 Christophe Contant[PDL] 2:40:14.3 38:53.4 29:07.1 33:25.8 27:26.5 31:21.2
10 Sam Kimber 2:41:06.5 39:48.9 29:45.0 33:33.2 27:10.8 30:48.5
11 Anthony dubré 2:41:39.2 40:18.5 29:38.3 33:27.0 26:54.4 31:20.8
12 gavin ash 2:42:07.2 40:18.0 29:54.1 33:29.7 26:57.7 31:27.5
13 David Daly 2:43:15.1 41:00.9 30:08.2 33:32.2 27:45.4 30:48.2
14 Francois Iker [ṀṚ] 2:43:45.6 40:31.8 31:01.1 33:35.1 27:50.0 30:47.4
15 Mike Lister 2:44:17.2 39:44.1 29:30.2 33:25.0 28:28.2 33:09.5
16 Andrzej Krajewski 2:45:06.4 38:45.6 31:22.1 35:50.3 28:12.3 30:55.8
17 Romel Garcia 2:45:28.5 41:32.4 30:47.8 33:35.8 28:20.9 31:11.5
18 T. Henighttrain TeamODZ 2:46:38.5 42:10.3 30:51.6 33:25.9 28:37.3 31:33.3
19 Scott Kerry ṀṚ 2:48:04.2 42:04.9 31:08.3 33:33.1 29:06.1 32:11.6
20 Tom Gakes [d] 2:48:21.2 41:36.1 31:15.5 33:25.0 28:30.5 33:33.9
21 Marcus Garwood (m) 2:50:41.4 40:57.6 31:30.5 33:29.6 30:57.3 33:46.2
22 Jonathan Stephens 2:51:02.4 41:28.4 30:59.1 35:50.3 29:25.1 33:19.4
23 Peter Austin 2:51:03.7 41:36.9 30:51.3 33:33.3 31:03.1 33:58.8
24 John Sammut (A) 2:51:14.2 41:10.3 29:56.4 33:31.7 34:21.6 32:14.0
25 Lee Marshall (o) 2:51:39.0 41:25.2 31:11.6 35:51.2 29:20.2 33:50.8
26 Dark Knight 2:52:18.3 42:22.9 30:55.9 33:34.5 28:40.3 36:44.5
27 Eky Nixon 2:52:43.6 43:06.5 31:48.2 33:25.5 30:07.3 34:15.9
28 Gerrie Delport odz 2:53:02.0 43:13.4 32:06.7 33:34.3 30:57.8 33:09.7
29 Gardiner Warren SDW 2:57:40.8 44:42.7 32:57.1 35:48.9 30:02.1 34:09.8
30 Julian Fussell 2:57:45.4 45:46.6 31:40.5 35:00.4 30:22.1 34:55.6
31 Richard Balshaw 2:58:07.9 43:49.4 32:01.0 36:05.8 30:46.7 35:24.7
32 Jason Flo odz 2:58:52.5 45:03.9 33:13.8 36:13.2 30:58.6 33:23.0
33 John Bytheway 3:01:04.6 45:13.2 32:55.6 35:28.6 31:31.9 35:55.1
34 J. Kolvig [SeC2] 3:01:31.5 44:03.2 32:53.1 37:56.4 31:19.7 35:18.9
35 Marcin Szkudlarek [ṀṚ] 3:01:45.2 45:36.1 34:08.7 35:51.7 31:10.0 34:58.5
36 SIMON MILLER SDW 3:02:00.4 45:26.4 33:11.0 35:05.8 32:31.3 35:45.7
37 Lars Reitze 3:06:29.8 48:46.3 35:16.4 34:57.7 31:46.6 35:42.5
38 Tulipunane Radiaator 3:07:56.9 48:43.8 35:05.9 35:49.2 32:20.1 35:57.6
39 Even Oistensen (R3R) 3:08:23.3 46:31.7 34:06.3 36:14.3 31:58.0 39:32.9
40 Jordy Vercauteren 3:08:35.2 47:48.6 35:06.7 36:05.5 33:04.0 36:30.2
41 Gordon Jackson OTR 3:10:03.2 49:13.1 36:11.5 35:19.1 33:02.7 36:16.5
42 Ged Equi 3:11:09.5 47:40.3 34:46.8 37:59.9 33:10.7 37:31.6
43 Matt Shillabeer [ṀṚ] 3:13:00.8 51:14.4 36:24.9 36:13.3 32:35.7 36:32.4
44 Hamish Grant 3:16:14.5 49:15.4 35:36.4 38:45.6 35:03.8 37:33.1
45 STEVE MCQUADE (VC Auxilois) 3:16:39.3 49:34.2 35:24.0 38:06.4 34:49.1 38:45.5
46 Ryan Deadpool 3:18:46.2 48:41.8 36:52.9 36:03.2 32:27.9 44:40.2
47 Philip Hodgson 3:19:21.0 51:49.6 37:05.5 35:29.4 36:43.7 38:12.6
48 R. Acer-nan 3:20:25.7 49:49.2 36:42.4 39:00.7 34:41.8 40:11.4
49 Bongo Hjeilm 3:20:50.8 50:11.0 36:06.6 41:56.8 34:53.3 37:43.0
50 Andrei Hreapca(tfc) 3:23:36.0 51:09.5 36:55.8 39:31.3 36:01.0 39:58.2
51 George Swank (otr) 3:24:41.6 53:27.7 37:26.6 36:27.1 35:16.7 42:03.3
52 DEEPS ARA 3:25:01.7 54:09.1 40:08.1 36:26.6 35:16.8 39:00.9
53 Will Petersen 3:26:46.1 53:07.7 39:27.9 37:18.7 37:54.0 38:57.5
54 ThomasLaunois Totolekoala (RGTFR) 3:28:12.6 52:57.3 36:41.8 37:42.2 37:22.3 43:28.7
55 Gareth Evans 3:34:52.7 57:41.5 38:33.3 37:53.6 37:27.5 43:16.6
56 Van Dyk Lynda :) 3:41:58.8 57:08.1 40:41.0 41:35.7 38:24.8 44:08.9
57 Mr. Fantasticodz 3:49:11.6 59:26.8 42:27.5 38:20.8 41:11.5 47:44.8
58 Jo. Johnson 4:12:34.2 1:06:54.3 46:18.2 42:46.1 46:47.6 49:47.8
59 KASPER HEDEDAM 2:05:13.0 37:30.6 28:04.8 33:25.6 26:11.9
60 Anders Østergaard [3R3] 2:14:29.2 42:45.2 31:56.1 28:05.6 31:42.1
61 ALEX Rockwell [NoPinzr3r] 2:14:44.4 40:21.2 30:33.4 33:25.7 30:24.0
62 Alasdair Mcalpine 2:16:59.3 41:27.4 30:47.6 35:50.1 28:54.2
63 Adam Boyko 2:19:07.6 45:18.0 31:22.4 29:05.8 33:21.3
64 J. L. 2:21:17.9 34:52.3 36:21.3 33:09.5 36:54.7
65 Nicki Haugaard [DEF] B 2:23:36.2 45:50.5 33:15.1 33:26.3 31:04.1
66 PAUL PUDEL (OTR)_D 2:25:44.7 45:38.0 35:26.1 30:54.2 33:46.1
67 Hervé Merlet 2:26:57.8 46:00.3 33:20.1 36:13.6 31:23.7
68 Steve Noble (d) 2:28:46.4 46:04.5 33:43.6 31:31.2 37:27.0
69 Nick Greenhalgh [ЯƦ] 2:35:51.2 39:39.6 58:02.4 26:49.6 31:19.4
70 Thomas Alsop 2:42:43.4 54:31.5 37:26.8 35:52.4 34:52.6
71 Andrej Lazar 2:44:57.4 55:58.1 37:18.4 36:05.9 35:34.9
72 William Shiels 2:45:21.7 53:09.0 38:15.1 34:06.1 39:51.5
73 Jim Ogilvie (OTR-UV) 1:33:15.1 30:32.0 33:26.1 29:16.9
74 Shane Besler 1:36:21.4 32:23.9 33:35.1 30:22.3
75 Stephane Audet 1:37:45.0 33:33.7 31:05.4 33:05.8
76 Jørgen van Bers [яʀ] 1:44:28.7 43:12.1 31:20.9 29:55.7
77 Paulo Domingues C 1:44:49.0 35:01.2 36:25.5 33:22.2
78 Per Soderberg OTR 1:45:14.8 34:29.8 34:10.9 36:34.0
79 Rob Miller 1:48:22.0 42:56.3 31:57.1 33:28.5
80 Eric Denning 1:52:22.7 44:35.5 31:43.6 36:03.5
81 Yahya Öksüzoglu (b) 1:54:08.0 44:45.7 33:02.8 36:19.4
82 Gregg Magnus odz 1:56:29.0 47:16.6 33:34.2 35:38.2
83 KELD HØGH C (SeC) 2:06:17.9 48:46.3 42:10.6 35:20.9
84 Stein Brakel van (d) 2:08:19.4 53:39.8 37:36.1 37:03.4
85 Owen Hazelby (odz 2:08:23.6 53:50.8 38:27.6 36:05.1
86 J. EFF (A) 2:12:33.0 47:21.7 42:25.6 42:45.6
87 .. Dam [DMR] 2:20:19.7 59:33.4 39:19.8 41:26.4
88 David Pinhal 2:21:20.9 59:46.6 38:20.7 43:13.4
89 Anders Borggaard [TBS] 59:51.8 31:08.0 28:43.8
90 Flemming Bach [SeC1] 1:04:29.5 30:44.9 33:44.5
91 To Geeme 1:07:14.8 33:24.9 33:49.8
92 JOSE LOPES 1:09:47.4 40:46.0 29:01.4
93 Uros Vudler 1:10:13.5 36:18.2 33:55.2
94 Stephen Bellio OTR 1:10:20.6 32:21.4 37:59.1
95 Mark Rowbottom 1:10:40.4 41:02.4 29:38.0
96 David Dutton 1:10:50.0 36:51.0 33:59.0
97 Jurgen Janssens 1:12:28.6 40:56.1 31:32.4
98 Daniel Neugebauer [pdl] 1:13:30.0 42:17.2 31:12.7
99 Alex Pleger [яʀ] 1:14:43.4 43:15.8 31:27.5
100 Torge Ebeling 1:15:20.2 43:48.3 31:31.9
101 Michael Villeneuve 1:16:11.7 43:05.1 33:06.6
102 David Torrelio [d] 1:16:20.6 43:43.7 32:36.8
103 K. Ing/tubby :-) r3r 1:16:59.3 41:25.6 35:33.7
104 Yohann Suhard (rgtfr) 1:18:45.8 46:49.0 31:56.7
105 Mark Lightfoot 1:18:50.7 39:57.2 38:53.5
106 Magalhães Daniel (o) 1:21:43.3 45:57.6 35:45.6
107 Jonas Allentoft[TOG] 1:22:19.2 38:15.0 44:04.2
108 Clive Byham OTR 1:24:28.3 50:06.1 34:22.1
109 Mike Ade 1:25:18.6 47:18.5 38:00.0
110 Nicklas Høgh 1:25:25.6 48:30.9 36:54.6
111 ROBERT BÖHM 1:29:41.7 51:37.2 38:04.5
112 Salvador Gomez 1:31:16.3 51:50.1 39:26.1
113 George Clark 1:31:31.0 54:01.8 37:29.2
114 Vital Steen 1:32:39.7 53:47.7 38:51.9
115 Dusan Dusan 1:32:41.5 54:42.4 37:59.1
116 Pedro Reis 1:33:42.1 53:39.1 40:03.0
117 Sk8r Gabe otr (c) 1:34:58.6 52:02.7 42:55.8
118 Michael Rrop 1:50:04.3 1:05:51.6 44:12.6
119 Steven Elliott (g) 2:03:03.9 1:16:30.1 46:33.8
120 B. Maxou 28:04.7 28:04.7
121 Humberto Huicochea 29:13.4 29:13.4
122 Matthew Stratford 30:17.9 30:17.9
123 KURT N Pedersen (DEF) 30:20.7 30:20.7
124 careless vespa (c) 30:34.8 30:34.8
125 Oliveira Pedrix2640 30:36.9 30:36.9
126 Antoine Renou (rgtfr) 31:02.7 31:02.7
127 John Beames (pdl) B 31:20.6 31:20.6
128 Andrey Ivanov 32:03.6 32:03.6
129 Mark Jerv 32:03.6 32:03.6
130 .. Jojo (eRace cancer) d,m 32:13.3 32:13.3
131 Daniel Badke (M) 32:26.6 32:26.6
132 Mark Siega 32:34.4 32:34.4
133 COLIN Hayes 32:37.7 32:37.7
134 Nicolas Maria 32:39.2 32:39.2
135 Ulrik Egede 32:40.0 32:40.0
136 Paul Bridgman 33:02.4 33:02.4
137 João Pinho (m) (b) 33:24.5 33:24.5
138 Ryan Dummer [otr] 33:27.5 33:27.5
139 Paul Mcnerney 33:28.7 33:28.7
140 Timo Achenbach 33:30.6 33:30.6
141 mjbjhg kugjyfg 33:33.8 33:33.8
142 // shayne 33:40.9 33:40.9
143 Anton (nton) Wouters (C) 34:02.6 34:02.6
144 Robert Lyons (R3R) 34:41.2 34:41.2
145 Will Stone [tlr] 34:51.0 34:51.0
146 Neil Walker (OTR-UV) 35:07.0 35:07.0
147 Tomasz Poniatowski 35:08.0 35:08.0
148 Michael Rudolf 35:10.1 35:10.1
149 Edmund C. 35:24.1 35:24.1
150 Carlos Controle 35:41.4 35:41.4
151 Alex Galo 35:42.1 35:42.1
152 Craig Sloper 35:42.1 35:42.1
153 Stuart O'grady (c) 35:45.6 35:45.6
154 Jorge Roldán 35:51.4 35:51.4
155 Robin Sanderson 35:52.6 35:52.6
156 Emij RR 36:23.8 36:23.8
157 Emily Smith(w) 36:24.9 36:24.9
158 M. H. 36:25.0 36:25.0
159 Eric Spencer (d) 36:25.2 36:25.2
160 Sean Hinds 36:26.4 36:26.4
161 Michael Gibeault otr 36:26.6 36:26.6
162 Lam Math 36:26.7 36:26.7
163 Iain Davidson 36:35.1 36:35.1
164 Fran Hayes kos 37:03.1 37:03.1
165 Bodzio Bodzio 37:07.6 37:07.6
166 Ian Lazenby 37:18.5 37:18.5
167 Xvt Lmd 37:22.7 37:22.7
168 David Van dam 37:30.0 37:30.0
169 Ali Sira 37:33.8 37:33.8
170 David Kemp 37:48.4 37:48.4
171 Nicholas Clark 37:53.5 37:53.5
172 Hiroki Hoshino 38:48.0 38:48.0
173 Uros Vercic (b) 39:04.3 39:04.3
174 Watanabe Tekito 39:20.3 39:20.3
175 ¤¿¤ Finnz 39:21.0 39:21.0
176 Doug Hart [pdl] (c) 39:29.4 39:29.4
177 RAUL LOPEZ (AeSRT) 40:18.8 40:18.8
178 Gerry Richter 40:22.7 40:22.7
179 Luca Verroest 40:59.0 40:59.0
180 Clive Bednall mv-f 40:59.8 40:59.8
181 Tan Nguyen 42:36.3 42:36.3
182 Hoi sang Ng 42:46.0 42:46.0
183 Urko Liendo(M) 43:05.4 43:05.4
184 David C 62 43:15.6 43:15.6
185 MARK VASSALOTTI (E) 44:47.2 44:47.2
186 Davor Boksic 45:18.4 45:18.4
187 Sebastian Rackles 45:47.5 45:47.5
188 Aschwin Abeele 45:55.4 45:55.4
189 CAROLINE REUTER (RIAK) 45:57.6 45:57.6
190 Brian Rhoden wkg 46:01.5 46:01.5
191 Ricky Pedersen 47:16.7 47:16.7
192 Matthew Feely 47:25.9 47:25.9
193 Murmamirr Mohaimen 47:50.4 47:50.4
194 Jem Page sdw 48:11.5 48:11.5
195 Juez Dredd 49:25.6 49:25.6
196 Mike Szymeczko 50:04.8 50:04.8
197 Dominique Sevestre (D) 50:11.5 50:11.5
198 Jens Bahlinger 50:12.7 50:12.7
199 Vidar Sorensen 50:43.4 50:43.4
200 Kate ate (TLR) (W) 50:52.6 50:52.6
201 Kenneth Rantzauer 51:19.6 51:19.6
202 Christoph Langner 51:42.3 51:42.3
203 Miha Kosmac 51:58.8 51:58.8
204 Mike Wareham [ṀṚ] 52:17.0 52:17.0
205 Peter Guthrie 53:27.2 53:27.2
206 Laurent Allio 55:43.9 55:43.9
207 Angus Gordon 56:03.6 56:03.6
208 Guido Uido 56:10.0 56:10.0
209 Luis Varela 56:24.1 56:24.1
210 Thomas boomerang Grantham 57:19.7 57:19.7
211 Michael Diodati 1:01:09.3 1:01:09.3
212 JASON ROBINSON 1:01:17.2 1:01:17.2
213 COLIN BROWN (d) 1:01:26.5 1:01:26.5
214 Anne Wye 1:06:16.6 1:06:16.6
215 Henrik Mervig a. [try] 1:06:59.9 1:06:59.9
216 [Withheld] 1:07:06.7 1:07:06.7