#casper pedersen

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who had the best 2023 kit reveal and why is it soudal

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LazAR Showcase - Casper Kirke-Pedersen

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my dad today: did you hear casper pedersen broke his collarbone????

me: ...and who do you think casper pedersen is, exactly?

my dad is so confused between philipsen, pedersen and jakobsen it's funny but it's exhausting

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Casper Pedersen (Sunweb) wins Paris-Tours

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2020 Olympics Norway Roster

Athletics

Karsten Warholm (Ulsteinvik)

Filip Ingebrigtsen (Sandnes)

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Sandnes)

Håvard Haukenes (Bergen)

Sondre Guttormsen (Ski)

Narve Gilje-Nordås (Voll)

Sondre Norstad-Moen (Trondheim)

Ola Isene II (Lier)

Eivind Henriksen (Oslo)

Martin Roe (Bergen)

Amalie Iuel (Bærum)

Karoline Bjerkeli-Grøvdal (Ålesund)

Hedda Hynne (Skien)

Line Kloster (Asker)

Lene Retzius (Ringsaker)

Diving

Anne Tuxen (Stavanger)

Golf

Viktor Hovland (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Kristian Krogh-Johannessen (Drammen)

Tonje Frydenberg-Daffinrud (Østerås)

Gymnastics

Sofus Heggemsnes (Oslo)

Julie Erichsen (Bergen)

Handball

Sander Sagosen (Stavanger)

Bjarte Myrhol (Oslo)

Petter Øverby (Kongsvinger)

Kristian Sæverås (Oslo)

Kent Tønnesen (Lørenskog)

Magnus Jøndal (Tomter)

Kristian Bjørnsen (Stavanger)

Magnus Gullerud (Kongsvinger)

Christian O’Sullivan (Oslo)

Harald Reinkind (Tønsberg)

Torbjørn Sitterup-Bergerud (Drammen)

Kevin Maagerø-Gulliksen (Oslo)

Magnus Rød (Oslo)

Magnus Fredriksen (Vestfossen)

Simen Holand-Pettersen (Tønsberg)

Henny Reistad (Oslo)

Veronica Egebakken-Kristiansen (Drammen)

Marit Malm-Frafjord (Tromsø)

Stine Skogrand (Bergen)

Nora Mørk (Oslo)

Stine Bredal-Oftedal (Oslo)

Silje Solberg (Bærum)

Kari Brattset-Dale (Fredrikstad)

Vilde Mortensen-Ingstad (Oslo)

Katrine Lunde (Kristianstad)

Marit Røsberg-Jacobsen (Narvik)

Camilla Herrem (Sola)

Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (Bærum)

Kristine Breistøl (Oslo)

Marta Tomac (Trondheim)

Vilde Ingeborg-Johansen (Tønsberg)

Rowing

Torjus Trømborg (Oslo)

Petter Solberg-Svingen (Oslo)

Trond Bjercke (Oslo)

Andreas Dugstad-Sørskaar (Oslo)

Marius Ahlsand (Oslo)

Jonathan Wang-Norderud (Oslo)

Kjetil Borch (Tønsberg)

Kristoffer Brun (Bergen)

Are Weierholt-Strandli (Stavanger)

Martin Helseth (Ålesund)

Jan Stabe-Helvig (Oslo)

Erik Solbakken (Fredrikstad)

Olaf Tufte (Tønsberg)

Swimming

Henrik Christiansen (Skjetten)

Tomoe Zenimoto-Hvas (Bærum)

André Klippenberg-Grindheim (Haugesund)

Ingeborg Vassbakk-Løyning (Bærum)

Taekwondo

Richard Ordemann (Nannestad)

Canoeing

Lars Ullvang (Haugesund)

Cycling

Tobias Svendsen-Foss (Vingrom)

Markus Hoelgaard (Stavanger)

Tobias Halland-Johannessen (Drøbak)

Erik Hægstad (Drammen)

Andreas Leknessund (Tromsø)

Tore Navrestad (Oslo)

Katrine Aalerud (Vestby)

Stine Andersen-Borgli (Sandnes)

Anita Stenberg (Drammen)

Anne Tuxen (Stavanger)

Equestrian

Geir Gulliksen (Lier)

Sailing

Endre Funnemark (Oslo)

Herman Tomasgaard (Lørenskog)

Anders Østre-Pedersen (Lørenskog)

Nicholas Fadler-Martinsen (Bergen)

Linn Høst (Oslo)

Helene Næss (Tønsberg)

Marie Rønningen (Bærum)

Martine Steller-Mortensen (Kristiansand)

Shooting

Jon-Hermann Hegg (Borgen)

Henrik Larsen (Fredrikstad)

Erik Watndal (Oslo)

Jeannette Hegg-Duestad (Tønsberg)

Jenny Stene (Lørenskog)

Triathlon

Kristian Blummenfelt (Bergen)

Gustav Iden (Bergen)

Casper Stornes (Askøy)

Lotte Miller (Stavanger)

Volleyball

Anders Berntsen-Mol (Stord)

Christian Sandlie-Sørum (Rælingen)

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Droplets by Casper Pedersen

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Häxan will be released on Blu-ray on October 14 via The Criterion Collection. The 1922 Swedish-Danish silent film is presented as a documentary but contains nightmarish dramatizations worthy of a horror film.

Also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages, the film is written and directed by Benjamin Christensen (Seven Footprints to Satan). He also stars alongside Clara Pontoppidan, Oscar Stribolt, Astrid Holm, and Maren Pedersen.

Haxan has been digitally restored in 2K. The original Danish score, arranged by film music specialist Gillian Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra in 2001, is presented in 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio.

The film features with newly-translated English intertitles. Glyn Smith designed the cover art. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

2001 audio commentary by film scholar Casper Tybjerg

Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968) - 76-minute version of the film, narrated by author William S. Burroughs with a soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty

Director Benjamin Christensen’s introduction to the 1941 re-release

Outtakes

Bibliothèque Diabolique: a photographic exploration of Christensen’s historical sources

Booklet featuring an essay by critic Chris Fujiwara, remarks on the score by film music specialist Gillian Anderson, and an essay by scholar Chloé Germaine Buckley

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. Far from a dry dissertation on the topic, the film itself is a witches’ brew of the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous. Christensen’s mix-and-match approach to genre anticipates gothic horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for an experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema.

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Quick Step sign Belgian sprinter Merlier, Zana joins BikeExchange

Quick Step sign Belgian sprinter Merlier, Zana joins BikeExchange

QuickStep on Friday announced a trio of new signings – Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier, Czech climber Jan Hirt and Danish one-day specialist Casper Pedersen. Merlier, 29, winner of a stage on the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, has joined on a three-year contract from Alpecin. “It’ll be great to see two Belgian champions” in the team, said QuickStep’s sporting director Patrick Lefevere in…

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jem & fix - Mega Washer 3000 from Bacon on Vimeo.

Director: Bart Timmer

Production Company: Bacon

EP: Samuel Cantor

DoP: Rasmus Videbæk

Production Managers: Oliver Sand & Nicholas Perry

1st AD: Stefan Danholm

Production designer: Nikolaj Danielsen

Props team; Lukas Gauger, Sputnick, Anette Riis, Astrid Danielsen,

1st AC Daniel Parmo

Video Assist: Atli Kristofer

DIT: Allan Legarth

Chief Gaffer: Morten Kildegaard

Gaffer: David Medina

Gaffer: Mathias Rasmussen

Gaffer Aske Wagner

Grip: Christian Brøndum

Grip ass: Marius Krab

Stylist: Melanie Buchhave

Wardrobe ass: Jonas Worup

Hair and makeup: Henrik Steen

Hair and makeup ass: Christina Dahlin

SFX: Hummer Højmark

Stunt: Anders Nylander

Production ass. Mads Randrup

Runner: Tobias Kjær

Runner: Emil Løppke

Runner: Caroline Rievers

Runner: Mads Friis Becquet

Editor: Anders Jon Petersen

Composers: Asger Baden & Peder Thomas Pedersen

Sound design: Adrian Aurelius / ballad

Post Production: BaconX

VFX supervisor: Jan Tvilling

Colorist: Hannibal Lang

Conform artists: Søren Knudsen & Lasse Selvli

Composite artists: Christian Malkut Predut, Jacob Carlsson & Oliver Buus

VFX producer: Jim Lerch

Exec. producer: Eliana Carranza-Pitcher

Client: jem & fix

Head of marketing & e-commerce: Anna Lund Paludan

Offline & Content Team Manager: Mette Frost Schrøder

Creative Agency: Uncle Grey

Creative Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer: Lars Samuelsen

Chief Operating Officer: Charlotte Porsager

Associate Creative Director: Magnus Breum

Head of Production: Daniel Halasz

Executive Producer: Casper C. Rasmussen

Account Manager: Signe Aas Dam

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broken collarbone for casper pedersen 😢

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Tour de France 2021 | Mohoric da Bahrain Victorious vence a 19ª etapa

Tour de France 2021 | Mohoric da Bahrain Victorious vence a 19ª etapa.

Tour de France 2021 19ª etapa –  Matej Mohoric da Bahrain Victorious fica em primeiro lugar. Christophe Laporte da Cofidi segundo lugar. Por fim, Casper Pedersen da Team DSM em terceiro. “Eu nem acredito. Estava apenas tentando fazer o meu melhor hoje. Eu tentei estar atento e vi que no meio da etapa um grande grupo escapou. Não havia companheiros meus lá e fiquei um pouco decepcionado. Quando…

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A history of Patrick

Just some brief about’s on Fenris’ incarnations that came BEFORE Patrick (including him), and something brief about important people/influences/connections in each life (if they had any). These are all (except for Cao Heng) also open for interactions, just hit me up if you feel like it.

February 16th, 1988 - Present Day - Patrick Jason Finch

Patrick is a (mostly) illegal informant that travels the world by means both magical and not. He’s quite the loner, made it his new life goal to help people where he can, and even if the information from him is acquired illegaly, he makes sure that hat they’re used for aren’t harmful deeds. He was born and raised in Liverpool, where he stayed until 2013 to complete his studies and fulfill his side of a deal he had with his father (and uncle by extension). He’s mischievous in a harmless way and he doesn’t go out of his way to create lasting relationships of any kind..

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

Allen Chapman; reciprocated high-school crush for a total of three years, Allen is the mindful one in Patrick’s life, the responsible, the kind one. He’s studious in a calm way and always ready to lend a hand if the act could cause some good in an otherwise pretty ash-grey world. He’s become someone who looks after Patrick when they’re together, in the sense that he understands his boundaries more than any others, and just wants Patrick to come back home and calm down. He’s a very trustworthy man, but not one who gives trust easily. He is the kind one can always turn to.

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Kihoon Choi; companion in studies and someone with a deeply rooted dislike for Patrick, Kihoon is the one in Patrick’s life he can turn to when he needs to distract himself - mostly because Kihoon’s dislike for him is so obvious and unshielded, he can mess around with it to his heart’s content. Kihoon is a hater of distractions and what he deems to be ‘useless things’. He never strays away from his studies and is constantly pushing himself towards his mental breaking point. He’s convinced that there is only one way to achieve a happy future, and that is gaining stability now, at the cost of sacrificing his present happiness. He’s very stressed.

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Shawn Muñoz; as the one being in Patrick’s life who knows of his nature almost more than Patrick himself, he’s someone Patrick interacts with when he needs information and/or help in matters regarding the Aesir or anything supernatural. Nothing is known about him or how exactly he came to know what he knows, but he seems to mean no harm.

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[Face-claim pending]

Fetuilelagi Walker; closer to Allen then she is to him, a Valkyrie who’s nature is unknown to her, but who proves enough of the strength, attitude, and ability as a warrior to not fool anyone who knows how to look for a Valkyrie. Shawn was the one to confirm her nature, years after Patrick had first befriended her through Allen, and now his connection to her is mostly to her nature than to her as a person, because she’s never quite trusted him enough for them to become more than casual friends.

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November 1st, 1969 - February 16th, 1988 - Katrina Pedersen (tw abuse)

Katrina was a young woman born in Norway. She was often abused as a child by parents who hadn’t actually wanted her, to the point of neighbours finally noticing the marks around the girl’s neck that would never go away, and calling for people to take her away from that household. But by then a tiny spark of hatred had ignited in the girl’s chest, and when, at 14, a kind couple further in the North finally took her in, Katrina had already started to see every attempt at interaction as aggression. She was paranoid in that aspect, and verbally aggressive as a result. When her new parents started to fear the teenager they’d brought into their home, Katrina snapped. Her aggression became violence and one day, two years after remembering who she was and trying to bury the person she’d become in her life, she set fire to her house. With her and her parents inside.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

None. Katrina didn’t have any friends or people to care about. She pushed away everyone who tried coming closer, like a cornered wounded animal.

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June 7th, 1924 - November 1st, 1969 - Kim Jungsoo (tw injuries & war)

Jungsoo had a relatively normal life growing up. He was raised much like any Korean boy at the time, the sole difference being the sudden turn for selectiveness he experienced after his 17th birthday. From the kind and inappropriately joking lad he’d been, he turned into someone who shied away from most interactions and only offered his mysteriously playful yet sad smile to those who were really adamant on seeing it. When the Korean War came around, Jungsoo fought alongside many other South Koreans who’s faces he now barely remembers. During it, Jungsoo had his throat damaged to the point of losing his voice, the ability to talk having been taken away from him completely. In the end, though, after the War, he found other ways to get in trouble and was put a bullet right between his eyes as he grinned and watched it coming.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

None. He broke off all his casual friendships when he turned 17, and stayed clear from forming any bonds after that, especially during the war.

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May 26th, 1897 - June 7th, 1924 - Edward ‘Eddie’ Carlo Wilson aka The Hound (tw mafia)

Now, Edward was the one who sure understood how to have a good time. When World War I began, Edward remembered who he was. After that, it was mostly downhill. When 1917 rolled around, Edward was old enough to participate in the war, and experience that would leave him so numb and scarred to wars, that Jungsoo after him fought mostly through dissociation. The hatred and pain left in him from his prior life didn’t leave even after the Great War was over and he could return to the ‘peaceful’ St. Louis, leaving him restless and ith nresolved issues. Not too shortly after, the Prohibition began, and Eddie jumped headfirst into the first chance he got to become a bloody bootlegger. He felt like a God in the job, growing a reputation on his terrifying voice and way of speaking when he threatened others, and on how terrifyingly harmless he looked when he was sitting in a speakeasy and downing some panther piss. The tilt of his head, the snarl of his lips baring his teeth, and the nature of his personality, earned him the moniker of ‘The Hound’. Deep down, though, he hid the gentleness Patrick still guards today.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

Johnathan ‘Jackie’ Ferriero, aka Mr Jack; the right-hand man of The Hound, a man with a wicked sense of humour and a side to himself so sweet, many wondered how the hell he got into the job. One might refer to him as a medic of sorts, knowledgeable in medicine thanks to God knows what studies he fails to mention to anyone that isn’t Edward. His relationship to The Hound had always been murmured about when the devilish duo wasn’t around, and little did the murmurs know how right they were when they made little innuendos on how ‘Mr Jack would always be there to light Eddie’s cigarette’. Don’t be fooled by the good cop to the bad cop thing he got going on with Eddie because he’s about just as dangerous as his mate is. Even more, considering he dances with the Fenrisulfr.

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October 25, 1871 - May 26th, 1897 - Serafima Kuznetsov

Serafima, the Ice Queen of Russia. She was a dame, an angel, a goddess, with eyes as cold and blue as the ice she skated on in her free time (eyes as pale as Patrick’s). Her voice was rumoured to be so calm and kind, it could even calm the most violent of souls. But she wasn’t always so kind deep down. As a child, she was a doll, sweet, tender, helpful in the household even beyond what she had to do. As an adult, she was the winter breeze carrying snowflakes, beautiful and surreal, but with a knowledge of how the world worked so wide and terrifying, she kept it to herself. Only once in her life was she fooled, when she believed the American man could bring her away from Russia, bring her somewhere where she could feel freer to breathe. But he betrayed her trust, an American man out for her father’s blood, and threw her off a train into the midst of the Russian winter.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

Mr Casper; he’s never told her more than he needed to tell her to gain her trust. He made her believe in freedom, just so he could tear her away from his father, the actual goal of the man being her father’s head on a stick, for reasons Serafima never got to find out. A vile, opportunistic man, with a heart almost as frozen as the pond Serafima used to skate on.

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November 27th, 1832 - October 25, 1871 - Emanuele Picone

Emanuele was a very patriotic child, even though during his childhood, knowing which country to be faithful to was always a confusing matter. He was determined, wanted to live for Italy, wanted to see Italy united. And when he turned 17, for some bizarre reason, even though the dream became laughable to his own ears, he didn’t stop from trying to achieve it. Perhaps he was looking for a meaning, something to do in this life, a purpose, or maybe something to keep him preoccupied, and distract him from the strange blur, the strange fog that would take over his mind every time he tried to think about the life that came before him. He fought for and with Giuseppe Garibaldi, and was later poisoned by a rat who didn’t like the new united Italy.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

I don’t know of any yet, but it seems unlikely that he had any.

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March 31, 1818 - November 27th, 1832 -  曹恒 (Cao Heng)

[No face-claim]

Memories of lives who didn’t get to remember who they were (not turned 17) are much harder to access, so Patrick doesn’t actively remember this kid. There’s a blur where his face should be in his mind, and the memories feel like they’re locked away and he can only access snippets that sneak through cracks. The only thing he remembers are I was pushed; My clothing felt warm; The garden was ours, the pusher was not.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

Unknown.

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- March 31, 1818 - Captain Véréne

[Face claim pending]

Under development. A woman escapes from a life ruled by others by taking over a pirate ship who tried to rob the one she’d been travelling on. With the might of the Fenrisulfr on her side, she takes over the ship and declares herself Captain. Few really oppose the lady with the long dark grey hair that turns to smoke when the wind brushes the ends, with the blood red lock of hair framing the side of her face, and eyes that glow like fire.

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

Constance de Lioncourt; first mate of ‘Le Rescapé’ and rumoured to be the lover of Captain Véréne and her advisor. She was ‘rescued’ by Véréne from an aristocratic life that was mostly lived by others for her, and brought onto her ship. At first, meeting a woman of colour as the leader of a pirate ship confused her, but the promise of the new life Véréne offered her cancelled any doubts she might have had of joining the crew. Her slowly acquired open-mindedness, and will for fun and new adventures, as well as her personality mixing well with that of the Captain, quickly made her the first mate of the ship.

Phillip; former first mate of the Captain who used to run the ship before Véréne, with her might as the Fenrisulfr, had him overthrown and claimed the ship and crew as her own. She held a sword to his throat and told the crew, who wanted to leave could leave, who wanted to stay was welcome to, answered all his remarks with a self-confidence so kind he’s never met before, and Phillip stayed. She’d been such a powerful presence, he felt he’d regret not joining her. He became her advisor in the matters of piracy and sailing she wasn’t familiar with, and later her lover, a liaison later joined by Constance as well.

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And this is the bottom. These are the lives I’ve come up with so far. But there’s gonna be many more. I may update this as I go.

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Alex Rasmussen stopper karrieren efter seksdagesløbet i Ballerup

Den firedobbelte verdensmester i banecykling har besluttet, at tiden er inde til at sige farvel.

Når der 31. januar i Ballerup Super Arena sættes punktum for det 55. københavnske seksdagesløb, markeres samtidig afslutningen på en af de fornemste karrierer i dansk banecykling nogensinde.

Den firedobbelte verdensmester Alex Rasmussen har nemlig besluttet, at tiden er inde til at sige stop, og den 32-årige alsidige cykelbegavelse bekendtgjorde i dag over for Politiken, at det sker efter strabadserne på vestegnens velodrom, hvor han har fejret så mange triumfer.

Alex Rasmussen, der markerede sig i toppen af den hjemlige elite  allerede som teenager og har hjemført omkring 30 danske mesterskaber, erobrede første gang den regnbuefarvede VM-trikot i 2005 i Los Angeles, da han satte rivalerne på plads i scratch.

Oplevede det helt store jubelår i 2009

Fire sæsoner senere oplevede han det helt stor jubelår, da han i den polske by Pruszkow først sikrede sig VM-guldet i 4 km holdforfølgelsesløb sammen med Jens-Erik Madsen, Casper Jørgensen og Michael Færk for siden også at stryge til tops i parløbet med Michael Mørkøv ved sin side.

Året inden var det blevet  til OL-sølv i Beijing i denne kollektive tempodisciplin sammen med Mørkøv, Madsen og Jørgensen.

Sin sidste VM-titel sikrede Alex Rasmussen sig i 2010 på hjemmebanen i Ballerup, da han endnu engang viste sig som den skrappeste i scratch.

Eventyret på landevejen fik trist afslutning

På det tidspunkt havde han indledt et nyt kapitel i cykeltilværelsen med en målrettet satsning på landevejen, men det lovende eventyr sluttede brat, da han røg ind i en karantæne på grund af mangelfulde informationer om sine opholdssteder.

Selv om Alex Rasmussen vendte tilbage på landevejen, formåede han dér aldrig at nå tilbage på det niveau, hvor hans bedrifter ellers havde tegnet så spændende perspektiver.

Derimod var han stadig i stand til at hævde sig på banen, hvor han sammen med Michael Mørkøv fortsat udmærkede sig som et af verdens ypperste seksdagespar.

Vandt sidste år i Ballerup med Jesper Mørkøv

De to hentede adskillige fornemme triumfer både ude og hjemme, og senest de sejrede sammen i Ballerup, var i 2015.

Sidste år dannede Alex Rasmussen den vindende duo i Ballerup sammen med Jesper Mørkøv, da storebror Michael var forhindret i at starte på grund af sine landevejsforpligtelser.

I det kommende seksdagesløb på hjemmebane, er Alex Rasmussen udset til at danne par med stortalentet Casper Pedersen.

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Isaac Atanga provides assist for FC Nordsjaelland in draw against AGF Aarhus

Ghanaian international Isaac Atanga displayed a fine form for FC Nordsjaelland on Wednesday evening as he helped his side to draw 1-1 against AGF Aarhus in the Danish Superliga.

The two teams were in action today to battle for 3 points in a Matchday 35 fixture of the 2019/2020 football season at the Right to Dream Park.

Repaying his manager for having faith in him, Isaac Atanga excelled on the wings for FC Nordsjaelland with his pace tormenting defenders.

Following a goalless first half, the home team will return from the break to take the lead on the 67th minute courtesy a strike from Mads Dohr Thychosen.

It was all thanks to Isaac Atanga who showed good vision to assist the goal scorer for his equalizer.

Despite playing so well, FC Nordsjaelland could not cruise to the victory with AGF Aarhus drawing level in the last 10 minutes of the game through Casper Hojer Nielsen.

Atanga, 19, lasted 89 minutes of the game before his place was taken by Andreas Bredahl Pedersen. His compatriots Mohammed Diomande and Ibrahim Sadiq enjoyed minutes for the home team as well.

source: https://footballghana.com/

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ACC Sprint Series continued at England with a blast!

Brands Hatch – Grass, gravel, no room for error. Farewell, modern design – welcome to the old school. With so many current circuits lined by tarmac and astroturf, it is refreshing to see what is undoubtedly a blast from the past. And, as seen today, long history does not make something obsolete. In fact, quite the contrary! The 3.9km (2.4 mile) loop from Paddock Hill to Clark Curve provides a challenge quite unlike anywhere else. Elevation change, technical corners, terrifyingly fast bends and no room for error. Combined with laptimes just over 80 seconds, the drivers would have to brave those turns time and time again. It’s one thing to put in a fast qualifying lap here – a whole other to do it for 2 hours. And speaking of qualifying, well, let’s see what happened there shall we? Qualifying Here’s an interesting question: What would you do when armed with a modern GT3 racer and told to go for it? Why, if you are one of these guys, you’d dutifully oblige. Brands Hatch is not the easiest venue to pass in, being known as one of the more technical circuits in our calendar. As such, hitting your marks and getting near the front in qualifying was going to be all the more important. Clearly, the drivers had done their homework in that regard – none so better than Musto GD e-Sports! With the Italian ace Pierluca Amato behind the wheel, they had managed to make that Porsche downright fly around this iconic circuit. None could match his pace, not even their sister team Musto GD Corse – but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. Alessio Pusceddu showed some promising pace but just couldn’t quite match the pole time. Still, no shame in 2nd place – especially if it meant an all-Musto, all-Porsche front row! Behind them, Burst Esport SimPlexity brought their Lexus to a respectable third place. With drivers like that, no wonder! Two pilots with world championship series pedigree, it was the EEWC GTE champion Jesper Pedersen who had to perhaps surprisingly watch from the sidelines as Casper Henningsen took the qualifying honours. Championship leading Triple A Esports shared the second row with them, and it would certainly be interesting to see if their fortunes would continue. A duo of World’s Fastest Gamer Hany Alsabti and his teammate Alexandre Vromant were the favourites heading into Brands Hatch, with the latter doing the qualifying. In row 3, Team Rookie Monsters and hometown hero Matt Beavis started alongside EURONICS Gaming Team Razer. Behind them, it was Simply Race Zansho in their #370 making Bentley Boys proud, while the two Buttler-Pal Motorsport teams and #23 Simply Race rounded out your top 10. Race Well, that’s that done. We have our fastest drivers and they are placed in an order of pure, raw speed. Thanks for watch- Oh, what do you mean it is not over? Yes, despite being a hard track to make moves in, one still has to race. And one still has to hold on to the positions gained against those constantly looking to improve their own standing over the next two hours. Scenes were painted from dreadful to terrible as people predicted all sorts of mayhem and melee heading into the first couple of corners. Meanwhile, viewers at home started getting their last fill of snacks in, prepared a couple of refreshing beverages, and got themselves in a nice, comfortable position. It was time to go racing! At the front the two Musto GD teams continued from where they left off in qualifying. They were looking to put that proverbial boot on the throats of their opposition right from the get-go. However, it’s not like Burst, Triple A, or Rookie Monsters were planning to just roll over and turn blue. They were just too busy fighting among themselves to really pay attention! Despite it being a long event, the name of the game was not patience. Drivers went side by side from the more traditional passing zones like Druids all the way into the downright suicidal ones like Sheene Curve. And yet – a testament to the skill of our competitors – there was little in the way of incidents, and outright wrecks were almost completely avoided. Few door mirrors and a hurt ego or two were the most significant casualties of the early scraps, as drivers shuffled time and time again. In a pack like this, one mistake could mean four, five positions lost. A little too relaxed of a style means you are easy prey for the pack of wolves behind, while going too aggressive risks angering not only those around you but also the live stewards, who kept their eagle eyes glued to the proceedings. It was a pressure chamber, surely someone would soon crack…? Starting from the sixth place, EURONICS Gaming Team Razer tried their best to get themselves in the front. At lap 30, their day was about to go a whole lot worse, though, as a rather ambitious attempt on the Team Rookie Monsters car left them facing a drive-through for their troubles. But merely a massive fight for positions this event was not. There was an element of method to the madness, too, and one had to be as keen strategically as they were in the driving department. It was time for the crews to prepare for their one and hopefully only stop of the race. Who had managed to save a bit of fuel? Where was the gap in traffic, and what could be the most opportune of times to dive down the lane? The clicks of wheel guns and rushed footsteps echoed amidst the engines and squealing tyres as one team after another came in and did their mandatory service, starting drivers hurrying off their heated machines as they were subbed with a fresh pair of hands and eyes. Needless to say, they were unlikely to get a nice breather in – no, they were probably already prepared to take over from where their teammates left off. Doing the best job in the pit sequence was undoubtedly Burst Esport SimPlexity. Henningsen picked exactly the right time to come in and as Jesper Pedersen jumped behind the wheel and put in some blistering laps, he soon found himself at the front of the pack with clear road ahead. We have seen Burst being absolutely divine over on Endurance eRacing World Championship, and looks like they were not planning to be classified as also-rans here either. Triple A were chasing second in the trot, with Hany Alsabti putting the chase on the leading Lexus. Previous leaders Musto GD e-Sports were reduced to third place and Tiziano Brioni was starting to crack. His pace was simply not good enough, and little mistake here followed a mishap there. The gap ahead grew steadily, and by the time the drivers headed towards the final half an hour, the question was less if they could catch up and more if they could hold on! Mike Epps in the Simply Race Zansho Bentley was coming, and he was coming fast. With such a short track and the amount of cars squeezed onto the space, it is obvious that blue flags and lapped cars would eventually come into the picture. Backmarkers generally did a good job in getting out of the way, though, so neither of the third place contenders were too badly affected. So, Epps was able to catch up thanks largely to his raw pace. Brioni could soon see the winged B looming in his mirrors. Spectators were primed for a great battle, but instead the Italian went wide at the penultimate corner – Stirlings – and promptly found himself out of the champagne places. As for the other Musto GD entry? Well, the #98 held onto second place all the way up to the pit stops, but was relegated to fifth place for the second half of the race. There was little that Daniele Primavera could do, but they were still in a great points-scoring position. The qualifying pace is undoubtedly there, but the Musto boys would need to get their Porsche working over the race distance, too. So, with less than ten minutes on the clock, the battles raged on. Crowd was cheering not only for the Astons, Bentleys, and Maccas, but also for the #52 Pulse SimSport entry. With two local lads driving their hearts out for a top-10, it was looking good. However, a miscalculation with the fuel reared its ugly head in the minutes of the race, and as a result Myles Dixon had no choice but to dive into the lane. They were able to resume, but a 15th place is unlikely to feel more than a participation award at that point. Going back to front, there was another source of drama with just couple of laps remaining. Race control was investigating Hany Alsabti in the #762 Triple A Esports car, and if guilty, they would surely lose that second place to the charging Simply Race Zansho! Mike Epps was fast capturing the hearts of Britain. Sure, he had shown his pace behind the wheel of a real car before, yet in such a field there were few who expected Mike to be quite this impressive. Nobody could catch Jesper Pedersen and the Burst eSport SimPlexity Lexus. They were mighty impressive in the second hour of the race and played the strategy game just right. The praise from both Ewan O’Leary and Aidan Millward in the commentary booth was well deserved. Hany Alsabti brought the #762 Triple A home in second place, but with the threat of a penalty looming was looking a little unsure after the event. And as said, #370 Simply Race Zansho rounded out the podium. There were few that smiled brighter than Mike Epps, and no wonder! The Brit has a great future ahead of him, no doubt about that one. Thanks to all our sponsors for making this championship possible, and massive credit to Peter Munkholm for handling the broadcast with his trademark expertise. Credit is also due for our live stewards Jon F. Turell, Paw Lindegaard, and Nick Newcombe. We’ll see you in two weeks at Zolder for what will hopefully be yet another fantastic race! Read the full article