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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 20-10-2013 19:44
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I bought my tickets in advance. Just for Newton. 
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 21-10-2013 13:02
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I have finally made it! The start of my professional cycling career.
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2013 Amgen Tour of California Stage 1 - It's time...
I'm the first rider to arrive at the start-line, I'm that excited to get going.
Teammate Phillip Gaimon gets into the morning breakaway.
Gaimon tries his best to fight for the KoM points but it's to no avail.
Over top the highest point on today's route and a big split occurs.
45 riders are left in the peloton, I'm one of them!
However, team captain Pat McCarty has been left behind.
I'm told not to go back for him, he is struggling.
I guess that makes me the team leader then... wow.
Reaching the last marked climb of the day a few riders rejoin, not McCarty.
The breakaway is also being picked up, Gaimon is brought back.
20kms to go and I'm starting to feel it. I look over and see Philippe Gilbert
wearing the rainbow jersey, how I would give anything to win that one day...
5kms to go, the breakaway is basically caught. The tempo is unreal.
I have never ridden this fast in my entire life!
The sprint starts, a huge gap opens up in front of me.
Somebody needs to close that down because I know I can't.
Upfront no questions about the winner, Peter Sagan. Gilbert takes 2nd.
Behind I finish my first pro race in 37th, pretty good. And the gap was closed up so I finish on the same time as the winner. Great start, couldn't ask for more.
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 4h44'24 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 3 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 5 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 7 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 9 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 10 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 11 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 12 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 13 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 14 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 15 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 16 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 17 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 18 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 19 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 20 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 21 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 22 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 23 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 24 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 25 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 26 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 27 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 28 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 29 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 30 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 31 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 32 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 33 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 34 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 35 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Sojasun | s.t. | | 36 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 37 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 38 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 39 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 40 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 41 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 42 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 43 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 44 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 45 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 46 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 47 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 49 | Francisco Mancebo | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 50 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 51 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 52 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 53 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 54 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 55 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 56 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 57 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 58 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 59 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'20 | | 61 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 62 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 63 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 64 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | s.t. | | 65 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 67 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 68 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 69 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 70 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 71 | Jean-Marc Marino | Sojasun | s.t. | | 72 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 4'41 | | 73 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 74 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 75 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 76 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 77 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 78 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 79 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 80 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 81 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 82 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 83 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 84 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 85 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 86 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 87 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 88 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 89 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 90 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 91 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 92 | Luis Enrique Davila | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 93 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 94 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 95 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 8'30 | | 96 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 97 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 98 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 99 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 100 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 101 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 102 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | s.t. | | 104 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 105 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 106 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 108 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 109 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 110 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 111 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 9'53 | | 112 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | Bradley White | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 114 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 115 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 116 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 117 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 118 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 119 | Andrei Strelkov | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 120 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 121 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 123 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 124 | Ruben Companioni | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 125 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 11'10 | | 126 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | + 12'25 | | 127 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14'18 | | 128 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 129 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 130 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 131 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 132 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 133 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 17'20 |
Probably said this enough already but, first pro race, so +3 EXP.
37th is a good place to start building upon form, so +2 for that.
Next update will included Amgen Tour of California Stages 2-5.
Spoiler
My training is now in your hands for the rest of my career.
After each race I can receive both EXP and Form Points.
EXP is a permanent stat gains while Form is temporary (the next race/stage).
A maximum of 3 EXP and 5 Form can be rewarded after each stage.
After any stage I receive EXP or Form points
you guys get to decided where I put those stat gains to use.
All you have to do is comment on which category you want
1 of the stat gains to go (Ex. Mountain, Sprint, Flat, etc.)
The EXP points are used up first followed by the Form.
Each member can only say one category for themselves.
And it will go until all the points are used up.
If you have any questions about my training, leave a question below.
It looks confusing at first but it's rather simple,
and this will be the only method for me to progress talent wise.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-10-2013 13:05
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+1 stamina experience  |
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 21-10-2013 13:06
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Majorly needed HIL upgrade |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-10-2013 13:44
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+1 stamina |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 21-10-2013 13:46
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Good first day as a pro.
+1 Hill form
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-10-2013 14:59
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Mresuperstar wrote:
I need one more form point.
Looking at the next stage, you may need +1 HIL
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 21-10-2013 15:02
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EXP - Stamina (X2), Hill / Form - Hill (X2)
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-10-2013 16:20
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+1 Rec so you can last all the days
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 21-10-2013 17:03
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I think they're all gone |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 21-10-2013 17:26
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Good ride from Travis in his first pro stage. He clearly has been thrown into the fire
Gig 'em Aggies
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| baia |
Posted on 21-10-2013 17:53
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Good stage.. showing this kind of results, team leader oportunities will come more often... if any more points needed, 1 to fight.. 
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-10-2013 13:15
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I barely make it into the story section recently due to time issues.
But your story is an exception there. Still following your updates even though I haven`t posted a lot so far.
It`s very well written and the reports have a good length.
With the first Pro Race reached, it`s probably time for my next post. He did very well in the first stage and looking forward for the next. I predict at least one breakaway appearance after losing some time on the uphill finish. |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 23-10-2013 19:31
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@All: Thanks everybody for the kind words about "the comeback."
But as much as I want to keep the pace going that I had when this story first started, I'm afraid that's not going to happen. I got stuck with 4 groups projects at uni and therefore have lost most of my free time as the semester comes to close.
So, reports are going to be slow and infrequent for about a month. However, I have a 5 week winter break so expect reports like crazy to make up for this upcoming slow month. Hope you understand, Mre.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 23-10-2013 23:35
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Good Luck with your Group projects
We can wait until the winter |
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 24-10-2013 15:01
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Good luck with your university projects! See you in this break!
"America. Show a nipple on television and the whole country goes ape-shit." -DubbelDekker
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 26-10-2013 01:45
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My first pro stage was a day at the beach compared to the next 4 stages.
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Stage 2 featured a tough uphill finish,
not really my forte at this point in my career.
Carter Jones got in the breakaway for Bissell,
I get protected in the peloton by Phillip Gaimon.
The breakaway is caught with 15kms to go. I tell Gaimon the only way
I'm going to survive this hill is if I get ahead start on the favourites.
So he pushes me to the front of the peloton.
It works for a little bit but than Andy Schleck attacked...
then all hell broke loose.
Snap your figures and I'm shuffled out of the front group just like that.
Daniel Martin takes the victory and yellow jersey in front of Acevedo and Sagan.
| 1 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 4h45'00 | | 2 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 27 | | 4 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 5 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 40 |
Spoiler | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 1'03 | | 7 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 1'30 | | 9 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 11 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 12 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'52 | | 13 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 14 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 15 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'07 | | 16 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 17 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Francisco Mancebo | 5-Hour Energy | + 2'23 | | 19 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 2'50 | | 20 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | + 4'01 | | 21 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'25 | | 22 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 23 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Sojasun | s.t. | | 24 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 25 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 26 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'55 | | 27 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 28 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 29 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 30 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 31 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 32 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 33 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 34 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 35 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 36 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 37 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 38 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | + 5'41 | | 39 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 40 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 41 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | s.t. | | 42 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 43 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 44 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 45 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 47 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | + 6'13 | | 48 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 49 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 50 | Luis Enrique Davila | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 51 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | + 6'34 | | 52 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 53 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 6'52 | | 54 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 55 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 56 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 57 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 58 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 59 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 60 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 61 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 62 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 63 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 64 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 65 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 66 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 67 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 68 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 69 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 70 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 71 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 72 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 74 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 75 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 77 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 78 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 79 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 80 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 81 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 82 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 83 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 84 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 85 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 86 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 87 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 88 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 89 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 90 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 91 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 92 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 93 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 94 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 95 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 96 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 97 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 98 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 99 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 100 | Bradley White | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 102 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 103 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 104 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 8'41 | | 105 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 106 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 107 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 108 | Andrei Strelkov | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 109 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 110 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 111 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 112 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 9'06 | | 113 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 114 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 9'18 | | 115 | Ruben Companioni | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 9'41 | | 116 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | s.t. | | 117 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 118 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 119 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 120 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 121 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 122 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 123 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 124 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 125 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 126 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 127 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 128 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 129 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 130 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 131 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | + 10'28 | | 132 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | + 11'05 |
Onward to stage 3, rather hilly but a downhill finish classifies it as flat.
Looks like a good breakaway stage actually...
Look guys it's me! It's me!
Hi everybody, I'm in the morning breakaway by myself.
So, why not wave at the camera. This is a dream come true.
I spend all day up front collecting all the mountain points and battling the wind.
I finish the day with 28 KoM points, 2 behind the current leader Eric Schildge.
The peloton brings me back right as we hit the descent towards the finish.
Sagan gets in a close finish at the line but still shows he is a beast.
I however, I'm not a beast yet. Phillip Gaimon has to drag me home.
We are starting to form a nice little friendship over the past three days.
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 4h03'06" | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 4 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 5 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 7 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 8 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 10 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | … | | | | | 28 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 36 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 49 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 50 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 52 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 66 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 130 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | 9'15" | | 131 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. |
Sorry, no export. The game crashed before I could do it. Luckily the game saved.
Stage 4. After my rough day yesterday my goal is just to stay out of trouble.
I do just that. And guess what? The breakaway wins. Why me!?!
The a split opens up on the wet roads near the finish and I lose another 2'45".
At least I'm riding alongside Gaimon, he calms me down. Then says,
"Yeah, you start to get use to being dropped after a while."
I hope that feeling never dawns upon me; I can't express how angry I was.
| 1 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | 3h03'31 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 25 | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 5 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. |
Spoiler | 1 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | 3h03'31 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 25 | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 5 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 7 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 9 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 10 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 11 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 12 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 13 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 14 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | s.t. | | 15 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 16 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 17 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 18 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 19 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 20 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 21 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 22 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 23 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 24 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 25 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 26 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 27 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 28 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 29 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 30 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 31 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 32 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Sojasun | s.t. | | 33 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 34 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 35 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 36 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 37 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 38 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 39 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 40 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 41 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 42 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | s.t. | | 45 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 46 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 47 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 48 | Francisco Mancebo | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 49 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 50 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 51 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 52 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 53 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 54 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 55 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 56 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 57 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 58 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 59 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 2'45 | | 60 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 61 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 62 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 63 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 64 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 65 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 66 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 67 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 68 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 69 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 70 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 71 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 72 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 74 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 75 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 76 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 77 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 78 | Andrei Strelkov | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 79 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 80 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 81 | Bradley White | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 82 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 83 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 84 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 85 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 86 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 87 | Ruben Companioni | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 88 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 89 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 90 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | + 5'36 | | 91 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 6'11 | | 92 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 93 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 94 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 95 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 96 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 97 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 98 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 99 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 100 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 101 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 102 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 103 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 104 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 105 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 108 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 109 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 110 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 111 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 112 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 113 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 114 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 115 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 116 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 117 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 118 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 119 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 120 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 121 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 122 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 123 | Luis Enrique Davila | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 124 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 125 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 126 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 127 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 8'48 | | 128 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 129 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 130 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 131 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 132 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | + 10'17 |
That cat. 1 climb was my ticket to the King of the Mountain jersey.
So instead of taking my angry out on my new friend Gaimon,
I unleashed it on the climb.
The first seven riders got point. The first three spots were gone.
I couldn't match their attacks.
I rolled over in... 7th. 2 points. So, I'm in a three-way tie for the jersey.
I won't get to wear in tomorrow's ITT, but I still get a jersey to send back home!
My parents are sure going to be surprised to see that show up in the mail.
I drop back into the peloton after the climb, I really shouldn't have...
The breakaway won again! It's my luck I tell you.
Maybe you guys were right, I really should be more superstitious.
| 1 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | 4h16'14 | | 2 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 5 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 7 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 8 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 9 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 10 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 11 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 12 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 13 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 14 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 15 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 16 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 19 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 20 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 21 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 22 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 23 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | s.t. | | 24 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 25 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 26 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 27 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 28 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 29 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 30 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 31 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 32 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 33 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 34 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 35 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 36 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 37 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 38 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 39 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 40 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 41 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Sojasun | s.t. | | 42 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 43 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | s.t. | | 44 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 45 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 46 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 47 | Francisco Mancebo | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 48 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 49 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 50 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 51 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 52 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 53 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 54 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 55 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 56 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 57 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 58 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 59 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 60 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 61 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 62 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 63 | Andrei Strelkov | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 64 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 65 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 66 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 67 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 68 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 69 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 70 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 71 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 72 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 73 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 74 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 75 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 76 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 77 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 78 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 79 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 80 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 81 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 82 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 83 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 84 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 85 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 87 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 88 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 89 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 90 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 91 | Bradley White | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 92 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 93 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 94 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 96 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 97 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 98 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 99 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 101 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 102 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 103 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 104 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 105 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 107 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 108 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 109 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 110 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 111 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 112 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 113 | Luis Enrique Davila | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 114 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 115 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 116 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 117 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 118 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 119 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 120 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 121 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 4'02 | | 122 | Ruben Companioni | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 4'28 | | 123 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 124 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | + 5'32 | | 125 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 126 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 127 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 128 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 129 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 130 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 8'10 | | 131 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 132 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | + 9'04 |
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 20h52'07 | | 2 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 5 | | 3 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 21 | | 4 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'00 | | 5 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 1'13 | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 1'24 | | 7 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 1'36 | | 8 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | + 2'03 | | 9 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 12 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Katusha Team | + 2'25 | | 13 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 14 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 15 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'40 | | 16 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 17 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 18 | Francisco Mancebo | 5-Hour Energy | + 2'56 | | 19 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 3'23 | | 20 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'58 | | 21 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 22 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Sojasun | s.t. | | 23 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 24 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 5'20 | | 25 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 5'28 | | 26 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 27 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 28 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 29 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 30 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 31 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 6'14 | | 32 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 33 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | + 6'34 | | 34 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | + 6'46 | | 35 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 36 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'03 | | 37 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 7'05 | | 38 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | + 7'18 | | 39 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 7'23 | | 40 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 7'25 | | 41 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 42 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 43 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 44 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 7'48 | | 45 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 46 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 47 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 48 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 49 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | + 8'00 | | 50 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | + 8'34 | | 51 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 52 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | + 9'06 | | 53 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 9'31 | | 54 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 9'39 | | 55 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | + 9'45 | | 56 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 57 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 58 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 59 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | + 11'25 | | 60 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 12'06 | | 61 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 62 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 63 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 64 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 13'41 | | 65 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | + 13'55 | | 66 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | + 14'20 | | 67 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 14'24 | | 68 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 14'26 | | 69 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 70 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | + 15'29 | | 71 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | + 15'31 | | 72 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 16'24 | | 73 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | + 16'50 | | 74 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 17'18 | | 75 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | + 17'43 | | 76 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 18'15 | | 77 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 78 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | + 18'44 | | 79 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 19'57 | | 80 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 19'58 | | 81 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 20'06 | | 82 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | + 20'25 | | 83 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 21'21 | | 84 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 21'25 | | 85 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 21'27 | | 86 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 87 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 21'31 | | 88 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 22'11 | | 89 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 22'27 | | 90 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 22'36 | | 91 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 23'28 | | 92 | Luis Enrique Davila | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 24'18 | | 93 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | + 24'57 | | 94 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 95 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 96 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 97 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 98 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 99 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 25'20 | | 100 | Andrei Strelkov | Team Novo Nordisk | + 26'06 | | 101 | Bradley White | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 26'43 | | 102 | Ruben Companioni | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 26'55 | | 103 | Kirk Carlsen | Bissell Cycling | + 28'39 | | 104 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | + 28'46 | | 105 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 106 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 107 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 108 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 30'09 | | 109 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | + 30'19 | | 110 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 30'35 | | 111 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 112 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 113 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 31'12 | | 114 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 31'35 | | 115 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 116 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 31'58 | | 117 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 118 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 32'23 | | 119 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 32'44 | | 120 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | + 32'58 | | 121 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 122 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | + 33'30 | | 123 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | + 34'34 | | 124 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 35'19 | | 125 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | + 37'23 | | 126 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 127 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 128 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | + 37'55 | | 129 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 40'25 | | 130 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | + 41'30 | | 131 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | + 42'55 | | 132 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 51'46 |
| 1 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 30 | | 2 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 30 | | 3 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | 30 | | 4 | Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 28 | | 5 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | 16 |
Spoiler | 6 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 16 | | 7 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | 12 | | 8 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | 12 | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 10 | | 10 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | 10 | | 11 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | 10 | | 12 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | 9 | | 13 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 8 | | 14 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 8 | | 15 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | 8 | | 16 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 8 | | 17 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 7 | | 18 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 6 | | 19 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | 6 | | 20 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 6 | | 21 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | 6 | | 22 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | 5 | | 23 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | 4 | | 24 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | 4 | | 25 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | 4 | | 26 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | 4 | | 27 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | | 28 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 2 | | 29 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 2 | | 30 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | 2 |
2 experience points for the solo breakaway and share of the KoM competition. And 3 form points for slowly getting use to the pro peloton.
Next update will included the last three stage of the Amgen Tour of California.
Spoiler
My training is now in your hands for the rest of my career.
After each race I can receive both EXP and Form Points.
EXP is a permanent stat gains while Form is temporary (the next race/stage).
A maximum of 3 EXP and 5 Form can be rewarded after each stage.
After any stage I receive EXP or Form points
you guys get to decided where I put those stat gains to use.
All you have to do is comment on which category you want
1 of the stat gains to go (Ex. Mountain, Sprint, Flat, etc.)
The EXP points are used up first followed by the Form.
Each member can only say one category for themselves.
And it will go until all the points are used up.
If you have any questions about my training, leave a question below.
It looks confusing at first but it's rather simple,
and this will be the only method for me to progress talent wise.
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 26-10-2013 05:17
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Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2336
Joined: 29-05-2013
PCM$: 200.00
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+1 Hill,
Good to see Travis fighting for a jersey in his first race
Gig 'em Aggies
Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 26-10-2013 06:47
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Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7718
Joined: 04-07-2012
PCM$: 17345.00
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+1 ACC
Go for that mountain jersey! 
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 26-10-2013 07:46
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Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15274
Joined: 21-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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Hope he can grab the KoM
+ 1 TT form
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
PCMdaily Awards: 12x nomination, 9x runner-up, 0x win.
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