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| Tamijo |
Posted on 13-06-2017 20:03
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Back to back from Sep Vanmarcke - impressive.
Antonio Andolini much beeter than last season, on the top 10 leaderboard.
A great result 
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 13-06-2017 22:02
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Unlucky, could have followed Vanmarcke when the trio attacked. Oh well, there's always next year (Liverpool fan) 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-06-2017 11:34
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FonsDeSpons - Very much so. He's a beast.
krisa - Yeah, the mistake is all mine (Antonio's). For some reason when I play MSR, there are always attackers that I don't see until they've got a lead. I'm always like: when did they attack? I always miss it!
Tamijo - Top 10 is always nice. His attack had some pinache but his final kilometers were not up to his expectations. OF course with Giro as big goal this season, he can't peak too early.
rogvi97 - Liverpool fans are the most patient in the world |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 14-06-2017 11:36
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You haven't been on Liverpool Twitter then! 
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| Selwink |
Posted on 14-06-2017 11:38
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A bit underwhelming this time unforunately. Maybe the Ardennes will bring more luck then this year...
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-06-2017 11:39
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Selwink wrote:
A bit underwhelming this time unforunately. Maybe the Ardennes will bring more luck then this year...
I thought so, too. When he couldn't catch the trio on the poggio and the peloton, lead by Sagan, was not too far off, I knew it'd be very tough to make it. I feel Antonio is not on top level but with the Ardennes still a few weeks away and then the Giro he has time to get his groove on! |
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| Masterblaster01 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 12:04
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Great story Ian! Been catcing up last couple of days
Great win by Vanmarcke, unlucky Antonio to have missed the decisive attack.. 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 17:35
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Antonio will be happy with 10th spot......i hope  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-06-2017 19:16
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Masterblaster01 - Appreciate it! Vanmarcke with an impressive back to back win. Antonio needs to pay attention!
sutty68 - Well it's a sign that San Remo is really a race to his liking, with 1st, 14th and 10th, but he can win it, and he wants that! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-06-2017 19:16
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Welcome, fellow fans of Antonio Andolini, Italy's most lovable cyclist.
Today, Antonio rode his second Gent - Wevelgem. We remember from last years interview that Antonio isn't a big fan of the cobbles in Belgium. However, to get some more racing rhythm for the Ardenes classics and to help out Fontana, he once again went down to East-Flanders for Gent - Wevelgem (and perhaps the Ronde? Check out the latest rumors here!)
On the Kemmelberg a group of 27 rode away. Fontana and Antonio were caught behind and lost over 5 minutes. The victory of the day was gone. Once the cobbles were behind him, Antonio set himself to lead the peloton over the Flemish roads. And once again he showed his amazing strength by pulling the peloton on a single line.
Fontana was having an off-day and so Antonio got inspired to break away from the peloton, which he did. What followed was an impressive 20 km, where he picked up riders and left them behind. Group after group he devoured, until he finally finished, completely empty, on a 13th spot. We're proud to be Antonians today!
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Trek Factory Racing | 5h18'33 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 3 | Danny Van Poppel | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 4 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 5 | Jens Debusschere | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 6 | Sep Vanmarcke | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 7 | Bryan Coquard | FDJ | + 6'02 | | 8 | Caleb Ewan | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 7'06 | | 9 | Sam Bennett | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 10 | Matteo Trentin | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 11 | Arnaud Démare | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 12 | Yves Lampaert | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8'01 | | 13 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 14 | Laurens De Vreese | Trek Factory Racing | + 8'50 | | 15 | Marc Sarreau | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 16 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 17 | Michael Mørkøv | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 18 | Jens Keukeleire | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 19 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 20 | Adam Blythe | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
So What Does This Mean?
To be honest, today's race didn't teach us anything new. Antonio is a beast on the flat, we knew that. Today he proves that he can ride fantastically once the cobbles are behind him. But the cobbles themselves, or rather the bendy small roads leading up to them, remain unexplored for Antonio. He often starts the little bergs in the second half of the peloton, and that's not the position to contest for the win in a cobbled classics.
Sorry for lacking an interview with Antonio himself, but it's hard to reach him in Belgium. We will of course keep you updated. Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter if you haven't already, with weekly updates and much more!
We would also like to welcome Gianni, our 2000th member of the Official Fan Club of Antonio Andolini! This fan club has its roots way back in Antonio's track days. An overview of his career highlights with the number of members at that time.
Winner Six Days of Rotterdam: 7 members.
5th in Strade Bianche: 22 members.
Winner Milan - San Remo: 389 members.
4th in National Championships TT: 520 members.
Win Plouay: 531 members.
5th in Tirreno - Adriatico: 858 members.
20th in Liège: 978 members.
Double National Title: 1003 members.
Second podium spot in the Tour: 1102 members.
Stage winner Tour de France: 1345 members.
2nd in Paris - Tours: 1725 members.
Winner Trofeo Laiguaglia: 1880 members.
5th Tirreno, Stage Win: 1951 members.
10th Milan - San Remo: 1993 members.
We had to wait a few weeks for number 2000, but finally he has arrived!
See you next time!
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 19:35
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I enjoy the idea of going on the point of the fan-club
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-06-2017 19:47
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Thanks, Croatia.
After 2 years of only hearing Antonio's side of the story, I thought it was time for some change so for the next few seasons it'll probably be a mix of Fan Club - Antonio himself and Sportivo News.
Maybe something else if I think of it 
Will give us a nice mix of more objective news, Antonio's thoughts and the hype-trainers
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 20:23
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Ian Butler wrote:
Thanks, Croatia.
After 2 years of only hearing Antonio's side of the story, I thought it was time for some change so for the next few seasons it'll probably be a mix of Fan Club - Antonio himself and Sportivo News.
Maybe something else if I think of it
Will give us a nice mix of more objective news, Antonio's thoughts and the hype-trainers
I love it! And I see some interesting similarities to my Euskaltel Story in that plan, which is an absolute honor for me.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 21:23
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Another great episode, and love the idea of multiple POV! also spartacus
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Masterblaster01 |
Posted on 14-06-2017 21:30
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Great! Love it as well those different sides to the story!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-06-2017 00:18
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Unlucky 13th |
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| Reveille |
Posted on 15-06-2017 03:54
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Hi Ian, I just finished reading what you have written so far. I am really enjoying this story. Keep you the good work and consider me a member of the fan club! |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 15-06-2017 07:08
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building a nice fan base
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-06-2017 18:25
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jandal7 - Haha you and your predictions
Masterblaster01 - Glad you enjoy it!
sutty68 - Unlucky but for Antonio pretty nice for Wevelgem
Reveille - Thanks very much, Reveille. Glad to have you on board! If you ever have some spare time, I have some older stories I'm very proud of you could read, like A Day in the Life
Tamijo - Indeed. Hoping to make it to 10 000 members within a few years! |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 15-06-2017 20:48
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Sour 13th place as he could've done better if he was in better position
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