March 09, 2012 (Drenthe, NED) – A string of terrible luck continued on Friday for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 as it raced the 204.8km Dwars door Drenthe in the Netherlands. Guillaume Boivin, Keven Lacombe and Bjorn Selander all went down on the first approach to the Vamberg hill, while Martin Gilbert suffered a puncture shortly after.

Selander did not suffer from concerning injuries; however Boivin suffered multiple contusions and will require additional evaluation. Keven Lacombe, who is coming back from a season-ending injury last season, came out the worst with a lacerated hand and severely tore his fingernails.

Ryan Anderson of Vancouver, BC and Hugo Houle of Ste. Perpétue, QC were the sole riders from SpiderTech to finish the race. Anderson took 13th place, while Houle crossed the finish line in 42nd place. Both finished in the peloton, with the same time as the race winner, Theo Bos of Team Rabobank.

“It’s all tough to accept,” says Steve Bauer, directeur sportif for Team SpiderTech, “especially going into a race we were confident to do a great result — and we come out hurt. I think both guys may need recuperation time. We need their strength on the next races. We will need to evaluate their healing time and process, but it’s a good thing we have that magic blue tape that helps with the healing, called SpiderTech.”

SpiderTech, a kinesiology elastic taping solution used to prevent and help healing injuries, is the team’s main sponsor. Riders used the tape during and after races, to help save the body from grueling racing conditions, and accelerate the recuperation.

Results

1. Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4:51:49
2. Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
3. Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi
4. Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural
5. Sebastian Lander (Den) Glud & Marstrand
6. Andre Schulze (Ger) Team NetApp
7. Frederique Robert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team
8. Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cycling Team De Rijke
9. Filippo Fortin (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi
10. Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
11. Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) Leopard TREK
12. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Presented By Maxxis
13. Ryan Anderson (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
14. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
15. Kevin Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
16. Bert De Backer (Bel) Project 1t4i
17. Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cycling Team De Rijke
18. Johim Ariesen (Ned) Koga Cycling Team
19. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Rusvelo
20. Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
21. Jim Van Den Berg (Ned) Koga Cycling Team
22. Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Metec Cycling Team
23. Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
24. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
25. Michael Schweizer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
26. Stefan Poutsma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels
27. Angelo Furlan (Ita) Christina Watches-Onfone
28. Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
29. Rob Goris (Bel) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
30. Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Esp) Leopard TREK
31. Dennis Smit (Ned) Metec Cycling Team
32. Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural
33. Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Christina Watches-Onfone
34. Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1-Sanofi
35. Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i
36. Kevin Claeys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
37. Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels
38. Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Rusvelo
39. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
40. Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) WV De Jonge Renner
41. Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1-Sanofi
42. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System
43. Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
44. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels
45. Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
46. Christian Moberg Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand
47. Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Cycling Team De Rijke
48. Sven Jodts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
49. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand
50. Julian Kern (Ger) Leopard TREK
51. Michael Reihs (Den) Christina Watches-Onfone
52. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
53. Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1-Sanofi
54. Rick Ottema (Ned) Cycling Team De Rijke
55. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
56. Vegard Laengen Stake (Nor) Team Type 1-Sanofi
57. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team
58. Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
59. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Metec Cycling Team
60. Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
61. Wim De Vocht (Bel) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s
62. Wouter Wippert (Ned) Lotto-Ridley Espoirs
63. Bert-jan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
64. Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels
65. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Project 1t4i
66. Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1-Sanofi
67. Chris Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Presented By Maxxis
68. Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
69. Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony 0:00:13
70. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4i
71. Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 0:00:28
72. Timo Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp
73. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:31
74. Jonathan Breyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony 0:01:15
75. Bram De Kort (Ned) WV De Jonge Renner
76. Adrie Lindeman (Ned) NWV Groningen 0:01:20
77. Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp 0:01:37
78. Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp
79. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent.jobs – Willems Veranda’s 0:01:39
80. Stefan Ganser (Ger) Eddy Merckx-Indeland 0:02:11
81. Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 0:02:20
82. Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Koga Cycling Team
83. Dion Beukeboom (Ned) WTC De Amstel
84. Joey Van Rhee (Ned) Metec Cycling Team