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Martial1
Top  #541 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 14:21
Too bad Roubaix didn't work out, but it was still a great spring classics campaign. Omloop, Kuurne, E3, and The Ronde!
 
dark_x2012
Top  #542 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 15:02
Too bad for Roubaix and Gent, but great everywhere except them. At least Matthias proved he should be part of the Worlds squad.Wink
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 04-05-2014 15:41
Dippofix - Thanks a lot. Glad you liked the report. G - W is a tough one for Matthias. But I'm sure he will get it right one day. He still has many years left.

knockout - Next year the double would be nice Wink the summer's success will depend much on the Tour. Hope it'll go well!

Selwink - Yeah Frown

TimoCycling - Yeah, his form was decreasing just a week early.

Martial1 - I can't complain about that. If I can do the same next year, I'll be very happy Wink

dark_x2012 - Yeah, definitely. Hopefully as the leader, but that's up to the national coach!
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 04-05-2014 15:41
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Tour of Belgium 2016

After a long and hard needed break, I returned to racing in the Tour of Belgium. The plan was to use the Tour of Belgium to build up form for my first GT, the Tour de France.

In stage 2, I managed to take the victory on a cobbled stage, in front of Sep Vanmarcke, nonetheless. I wore the leader's jersey until the very final day, where I lost it on a Mur de Huy finish.

Final Classification
1Alessandro BallanTeam Katusha16h45'47
2Bart De ClercqWanty - Groupe Gobert+ 3'48
3Zdenek StybarASUS+ 4'55
4Alexey TsatevitchTeam Katusha+ 5'00
5Matthias VleminckxOrica GreenEdge+ 5'21
6Pieter JacobsTEAM Soleco+ 5'35
7Jens VoigtJack Wolfskin+ 5'50
8Damiano CunegoLampre - Merida+ 5'57
9Olivier ChevalierWallonie - Bruxelles+ 6'17
10Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 6'20


All in all a good experience and a stage win!
The Giro d'Italia came to an end, too. We scored two stage wins with Ewan and Matthews.

Giro d"Italia
1Vincenzo NibaliOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team86h48'37
2Rigoberto UránLotto Belisol+ 1'26
3Andrew TalanskyTrek Factory Racing+ 7'55
4Rafal MajkaTinkoff - Saxo+ 11'29
5Jakob FuglsangAstana Pro Team+ 12'04
6Pierre RollandAstana Pro Team+ 15'29
7Beñat IntxaustiMovistar Team+ 19'44
8Dario CataldoTeam Sky+ 20'06
9Romain BardetTrek Factory Racing+ 20'16
10Thibaut PinotAG2R La Mondiale+ 21'20
11Ivan SantaromitaOrica GreenEdge+ 29'19
12Domenico PozzovivoTeam Katusha+ 31'41
13Maxime MonfortLotto Belisol+ 36'33
14Joaquím RodríguezTeam Katusha+ 37'20
15Giovanni ViscontiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 40'37
Spoiler
16José HerradaAndroni Giocattoli+ 46'14
17Peter VelitsBMC Racing Team+ 47'18
18Francesco BongiornoBardiani CSF+ 56'02
19Diego RosaAndroni Giocattoli+ 1h04'06
20Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racing+ 1h05'37
21Arnold JeannessonFDJ.fr+ 1h09'10
22Kevin De WeertOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h09'16
23Michele ScarponiAstana Pro Team+ 1h14'35
24Davide VillellaCannondale+ 1h15'30
25Sonny ColbrelliBardiani CSF+ 1h16'14
26Alexandre GeniezFDJ.fr+ 1h16'53
27Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h18'10
28Daryl ImpeyOrica GreenEdge+ 1h19'25
29Jonathan HivertBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h20'01
30Stefano PirazziTeam Katusha+ 1h20'15
31Ian BoswellTeam Sky+ 1h21'26
32Romain SicardTeam Europcar+ 1h23'22
33Gianluca BrambillaCannondale+ 1h26'28
34Eduardo SepulvedaBMC Racing Team+ 1h29'07
35Tony GallopinLotto Belisol+ 1h29'15
36Michael MatthewsOrica GreenEdge+ 1h33'35
37Sergey LagutinTinkoff - Saxo+ 1h34'20
38Marc GoosBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h34'26
39Natnael BerhaneTeam Europcar+ 1h34'46
40Rubén FernándezMovistar Team+ 1h35'01
41Ramunas NavardauskasBMC Racing Team+ 1h36'18
42Stef ClementASUS+ 1h36'34
43Tomasz MarczynskiCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 1h38'49
44Enrico BarbinBardiani CSF+ 1h38'57
45Daniele RattoBardiani CSF+ 1h39'30
46Joshua EdmondsonTeam Sky+ 1h40'03
47Caleb EwanOrica GreenEdge+ 1h41'07
48Julian KernAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h41'59
49Brent BookwalterBMC Racing Team+ 1h42'43
50Carlos VeronaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h43'14
51Jonathan MonsalveAndroni Giocattoli+ 1h44'31
52Eros CapecchiBardiani CSF+ 1h44'46
53Igor AntónMovistar Team+ 1h45'02
54Alexis VuillermozAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h46'13
55Bob JungelsASUS+ 1h47'37
56Fränk SchleckTrek Factory Racing+ 1h48'10
57Thomas VoecklerTeam Europcar+ 1h50'55
58Gianni MeersmanASUS+ 1h51'52
59Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h53'18
60Andrea ManfrediBardiani CSF+ 1h54'59
61John DegenkolbTeam Sky+ 1h55'39
62Marco MarcatoCannondale+ 1h57'29
63Kristjan KorenCannondale+ 1h58'59
64Gennadiy TatarinovTeam Katusha+ 1h59'21
65Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 1h59'27
66Andrew FennGarmin Sharp+ 2h02'00
67Nathan BrownTrek Factory Racing+ 2h03'46
68Alex HowesGarmin Sharp+ 2h04'18
69Adriano MaloriOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h05'05
70Jürgen RoelandtsOrica GreenEdge+ 2h05'44
71Michael RogersTinkoff - Saxo+ 2h12'21
72Enrico BattaglinBardiani CSF+ 2h12'39
73Lloyd MondoryAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h13'22
74Michael AlbasiniOrica GreenEdge+ 2h13'58
75Oliver ZauggTinkoff - Saxo+ 2h14'12
76Johnny HoogerlandAndroni Giocattoli+ 2h14'41
77Maxim BelkovTinkoff - Saxo+ 2h16'10
78Marcel KittelASUS+ 2h17'44
79Davide RebellinCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 2h20'42
80Pierrick FédrigoFDJ.fr+ 2h22'59
81Michele GaiaTeam Sky+ 2h23'30
82Paul BrousseFDJ.fr+ 2h25'23
83Koen De KortASUS+ 2h28'20
84Matthew BuscheBMC Racing Team+ 2h30'10
85Rafael VallsLampre - Merida+ 2h37'21
86George PreidlerASUS+ 2h40'07
87Jesse SergentTrek Factory Racing+ 2h41'56
88Matteo PelucchiCannondale+ 2h43'27
89Anthony RouxAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h44'36
90Kevin RezaTeam Europcar+ 2h44'43
91Maxim IglinskiyAstana Pro Team+ 2h46'30
92Luca AscaniAndroni Giocattoli+ 2h46'45
93Maciej PaterskiCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 2h51'13
94Elia FavilliLampre - Merida+ 2h51'27
95Bryan CoquardTeam Europcar+ 2h53'42
96Simone PonziTeam Sky+ 2h58'24
97Fabio SabatiniCannondale+ 2h59'18
98Frantisek PadourJack Wolfskin+ 2h59'57
99Dylan van BaarleBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 3h00'10
100Alessandro De MarchiCannondales.t.
101Leigh HowardOrica GreenEdge+ 3h00'47
102Tyler FarrarGarmin Sharp+ 3h10'21
103Jesús HerradaMovistar Team+ 3h11'00
104Florian VachonAG2R La Mondiale+ 3h11'39
105Jérôme CousinTeam Europcar+ 3h12'06
106Nick Van der LijkeASUS+ 3h20'16
107Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 3h23'58
108Nikolas MaesLotto Belisol+ 3h24'18
109Johan VansummerenGarmin Sharp+ 3h25'16
110Giacomo NizzoloGarmin Sharp+ 3h26'48
111Luca WackermannLampre - Merida+ 3h27'29
112Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Team+ 3h28'20
113Yohan OffredoTinkoff - Saxo+ 3h38'44
114Julien SimonFDJ.fr+ 3h39'16
115Francesco LascaTeam Katusha+ 3h44'55
116Elia VivianiCannondale+ 3h45'55
117Guillaume Van KeirsbulckOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 3h47'49
118Julien VermoteOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 3h50'10
119Johan Le BonTeam Europcar+ 3h50'16
120Tomasz SmolenCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 3h52'19
121Imanol ErvitiMovistar Team+ 3h56'11
122Mark RenshawBardiani CSF+ 3h57'26
123Julien BérardFDJ.fr+ 3h59'23
124Nacer BouhanniMovistar Team+ 4h03'30
125Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 4h07'29
126Mikhail IgnatievTinkoff - Saxo+ 4h07'56
127Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 4h19'27
128Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiale+ 4h24'18
129Pieter SerryOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 4h29'47
130Andrea ZordanAndroni Giocattoli+ 4h42'29
131Yukiya ArashiroGarmin Sharp+ 4h46'00
132Jos Van EmdenBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 4h53'46
133Laurent BeuretBMC Racing Team+ 4h55'55
134Davide CimolaiLampre - Merida+ 5h01'08
135Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Merida+ 5h02'51
136Alexandr KolobnevTinkoff - Saxo+ 5h07'09
137Marco FrapportiLampre - Merida+ 5h07'37
138Manuel BellettiAndroni Giocattoli+ 5h11'27
139Marcel SiebergLotto Belisol+ 5h13'13
140Scott ThwaitesJack Wolfskin+ 5h16'50
141Vladimir IsaychevTeam Katusha+ 5h21'22
142Tom Van AsbroeckTrek Factory Racing+ 5h22'08
143Bradley CarrollOrica GreenEdge+ 5h22'30
144Theo BosBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 5h24'22
145Andrea GuardiniTeam Katusha+ 5h24'50
146Filippo FortinBardiani CSF+ 5h25'20
147Kenny Van HummelBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 5h25'53
148Marco HallerTeam Katusha+ 5h26'33
149Jens DebusschereOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 5h28'51
150Yauheni HutarovichAstana Pro Team+ 5h28'59
151Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 5h29'00
152Mikhail AkimovTeam Katusha+ 5h31'15
153Javier MatelliniAndroni Giocattoli+ 5h32'08
154Björn ThurauTeam Europcar+ 5h34'20
155Blazej JaniaczykCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 5h35'32
156Bartlomiej MatysiakCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 5h35'46
157Tom LeezerBMC Racing Team+ 5h35'50
158Christopher SuttonTeam Sky+ 5h36'35
159Borut BožicAstana Pro Team+ 5h39'03
160Murilo FischerFDJ.fr+ 5h41'04
161Andrea PaliniLampre - Merida+ 5h43'23
162Luca PaoliniJack Wolfskin+ 5h43'33
163Juan José LobatoGarmin Sharp+ 5h44'00
164Greg HendersonLotto Belisol+ 5h44'35
165Dennis VanendertLotto Belisol+ 5h45'55
166Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 5h47'11
167Nicola RuffoniLampre - Merida+ 5h48'12
168Yohann GèneFDJ.fr+ 5h48'39
169Javier Francisco AramendiaMovistar Team+ 5h48'47
170Jonas AhlstrandASUS+ 5h49'20
171Kamil ZielinskiCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 5h52'05
172Samuel DumoulinFDJ.fr+ 5h52'31
173Alan MarangoniCannondale+ 5h53'17
174Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Team+ 5h55'19
175Mateusz TaciakCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 5h55'34
176Preben Van HeckeLotto Belisol+ 5h56'21
177Adrian HonkiszCCC Polsat Polkowice+ 5h58'08
178Yannick MartinezTeam Europcar+ 5h58'49
179Florenz KnauerJack Wolfskin+ 6h00'18
180René WeissingerJack Wolfskin+ 6h01'47
181Michael KurthJack Wolfskin+ 6h03'21
182Stefan RadochlaJack Wolfskin+ 6h08'26
183Cesare BenedettiJack Wolfskin+ 6h12'48
184Sebastien FreyJack Wolfskin+ 6h14'55


Noticable detail: look at the final 6 places in the General Classification of the Giro...

Okay, next up: Tour de Suisse. I've never been able to score there yet, let's see if we can change that.

See you there,
Matt
 
Mresuperstar
Top  #545 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 16:45
Did Jack Wolfskin get lost during their TTT or what?!? :lol:
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Shonak
Top  #546 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 16:46
FFS how can you drop so much in form?! This should have been yours, Matt, especially cuz of last year. But next year will be another chance. For now, King of Flanders is a great title anyway, no need to make you Emperor of the Pave just yet. Wink

How exactly did the group finish? Because it looks like a rather large group and don't tell me Matt has already developed some Boonen attitude where he doesn't sprint for mere race rankings. Wink
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sutty68
Top  #547 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 16:55
Matthias will be happy with his performance in Belgium despite not being able to hang on to the lead Wink
 
VoetsT
Top  #548 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 20:41
Solid performance from the team lately
 
welker3257
Top  #549 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 21:14
Finally caught back up, it just isn't fair to the other teams on the cobbles having the two best cobbles talents Pfft
Gig 'em Aggies

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The Blues
Top  #550 Print Post
Posted on 04-05-2014 21:37
I have never commented your story before, Ian, but now is as good as time as any, I guess.

I would like to thank you for writing a very interesting story that is definitely worth reading, and I would like to congratulate Matt for his great spring - clearly his best season so far with Omloop, Kuurne, E3, and Vlaanderens Mooiste. Furthermore, I like the fact that he has these off-days (Gent and PR), because it adds the necessary realism.

Also - and this is just a general comment - I do not have anything against him having a few incredibly seasons later on as long as you remember to have a few bad seasons as well. A season here and there with personal or professional problems where nothing works and he just cannot land that big win is something I find very realistic, nevertheless. I do, however, understand that tampering too much with his natural stat development can ruin the career for you (as well as deliberately not doing your best), and, in that case, it is obviously better not to do anything and just let things be.
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 05-05-2014 07:11
Mresuperstar - Seems like the only logical explanation Grin

Shonak - Yeah, I didn't quite understand what happened at Roubaix either. Maybe I was a bit too lenient with his energy and he just burned out. King of Flanders is a great title to carry around for now Grin
Matthias doesn't have that attitude Wink No, he spend the last 10 km trying to catch the group with Roelandts, with Vanbilsen just lodged in his wheel. On the velodrome, Vanbilsen then outsprinted Matthias easily (no more bars left). Neither caught the group with Roelandts but Vanbilsen came close and Matthias followed after a few meters (completely empty) so they were given the same time.

sutty68 - Yeah, it was a good race, especially since it's just a race to build up form Wink

VoetT - We're doing what we can Smile

welker3257 - Fair schmair Pfft though it's good to see that Orica has build such a strong cobbled squad to surround Matthias!

The Blues - Thanks so much for your comment. The feedback is quite welcome. Of course, I know about the realism in having bad seasons and great seasons. I will try to get it into the story, too. But he has many seasons left in his career to do that. I also like that he has these off-days and I will keep them in the story, too. Though I'm also hoping to have a few monster seasons to make up for the worse seasons Grin


Thanks for the support and feedback!
 
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kimiopn
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Posted on 05-05-2014 11:42
That was a great classics season. He will totally dominate the next years. How about Grand Tours? Will our hero be contesting any GT this year?
 
Schleck96
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Posted on 05-05-2014 12:22
^I think he'll be racing at the Tour.
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 05-05-2014 16:44
kimiopn - Thanks Smile Yes, Matthias will be making his debut in a grand tour, and not just any grand tour: Le Tour de France!

Schleck96 - Correct Wink
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 05-05-2014 16:44
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Tour de Suisse - Stage 1
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The Tour de Suisse. It's always been hard for me to score a victory in this part of the season. Usually I'm stronger early in the season and then back again later. This year, I'll be riding the Tour, so I need to be good now! Let this be a test.

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This isn't my kind of stage, with that slope finish. I'll just wait for the sprint stages to come, I guess.


Well... How a plan can change. I was at the start line when it suddenly struck me: this might be the last race where you'll wear this jersey. I mean, you never know. I felt obliged to show it, so I went into the attack!

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And since I was already up front, why not fight for the mountain and sprint points? I was there anyway.

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It was a fun day, a good training. But then we got caught and it went downhill pretty fast. Well, actually, it went uphill, so that's the reason I went downhill, see what I mean?

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In the end, Uran was the strongest sprinter of the punchers.

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Result
1Rigoberto UránLotto Belisol4h41'05
2Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Teams.t.
4Daniel MartinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
5Wilco KeldermanBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
6Rui CostaLampre - Meridas.t.
7Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Teams.t.
8Simon ClarkeOrica GreenEdges.t.
9Yury TrofimovTeam Katushas.t.
10Romain BardetTrek Factory Racings.t.
(...)
97Matthias VleminckxOrica GreenEdge+ 18'07
Spoiler
11Chris Anker SørensenTinkoff - Saxos.t.
12Roman KreuzigerTinkoff - Saxos.t.
13Ian BoswellTeam Skys.t.
14Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'27
15Stef ClementASUSs.t.
16Silvio HerklotzAstana Pro Teams.t.
17Robert KiserlovskiBMC Racing Team+ 3'00
18Jan BakelantsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
19Gianluca BrambillaCannondales.t.
20Johann TschoppBMC Racing Teams.t.
21Pieter WeeningOrica GreenEdges.t.
22Peter SaganCannondales.t.
23Matthieu BouloTeam Europcars.t.
24Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiales.t.
25Jonathan CastroviejoMovistar Teams.t.
26Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
27Tsgabu GrmayGarmin Sharps.t.
28Jelle VanendertASUSs.t.
29Marcel WyssIAM Cyclings.t.
30Paul VossASUS+ 8'52
31Andrey ZeitsAstana Pro Teams.t.
32Ion IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
33Alexsandr DyachenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
34Marcos GarcíaMovistar Team+ 9'09
35Damiano CunegoLampre - Meridas.t.
36Davide MalacarneCannondale+ 12'00
37Eduardo SepulvedaBMC Racing Teams.t.
38Moreno MoserLampre - Merida+ 12'22
39Lieuwe WestraAstana Pro Team+ 12'29
40Louis MeintjesMTN - Qhubeka+ 12'41
41Fränk SchleckTrek Factory Racings.t.
42Przemyslaw NiemiecLampre - Meridas.t.
43Julien LoubetTeam Europcars.t.
44Diego MilánTeam Skys.t.
45Patrick SchellingIAM Cyclings.t.
46Jacobus VenterMTN - Qhubekas.t.
47Marcel AreggerIAM Cycling+ 14'13
48Zdenek StybarASUSs.t.
49Julian KernAG2R La Mondiale+ 14'22
50Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Teams.t.
51Arman KamyshevAstana Pro Teams.t.
52Carlos VeronaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
53Ramunas NavardauskasBMC Racing Teams.t.
54Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Teams.t.
55Sea Keong LohASUSs.t.
56Bram TankinkBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
57Michael MørkøvIAM Cycling+ 15'22
58Julien SimonFDJ.frs.t.
59Nick Van der LijkeASUSs.t.
60Reinardt Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubekas.t.
61Ben KingGarmin Sharps.t.
62Dayer QuintanaMovistar Team+ 15'42
63Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Team+ 16'50
64Ian StannardTeam Skys.t.
65José Joaquín RojasMovistar Teams.t.
66Laurent EvrardLotto Belisols.t.
67Matteo PelucchiCannondales.t.
68Martin KohlerBMC Racing Teams.t.
69Alexander MironovTeam Katushas.t.
70Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
71Florian GuillouTeam Europcars.t.
72Lloyd MondoryAG2R La Mondiales.t.
73Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisol+ 18'07
74Matthieu LadagnousFDJ.frs.t.
75Marc BailletTeam Europcars.t.
76Johan VansummerenGarmin Sharps.t.
77Marcel KittelASUSs.t.
78Blaz JarcGarmin Sharps.t.
79Jacob MartinezGarmin Sharps.t.
80Dylan van BaarleBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
81Anthony RouxAG2R La Mondiales.t.
82Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubekas.t.
83Julien VermoteOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
84Tesfai AkaleMTN - Qhubekas.t.
85Elia VivianiCannondales.t.
86Boy Van PoppelASUSs.t.
87Alexey TsatevitchTeam Katushas.t.
88Sébastien TurgotMovistar Teams.t.
89Roberto FerrariLampre - Meridas.t.
90Dominic KlemmeIAM Cyclings.t.
91Alexander SerovTinkoff - Saxos.t.
92Ben SwiftTeam Skys.t.
93Alexander PorsevTeam Katushas.t.
94Oliver SteinerIAM Cyclings.t.
95Romain FeilluTeam Skys.t.
96Alessandro BallanTeam Katushas.t.
97Matthias VleminckxOrica GreenEdges.t.
98Michael AlbasiniOrica GreenEdges.t.
99Bryan CoquardTeam Europcars.t.
100Ivan SantaromitaOrica GreenEdges.t.
101Kevin RezaTeam Europcars.t.
102Eugenio AlafaciTrek Factory Racings.t.
103Giacomo NizzoloGarmin Sharps.t.
104André GreipelLotto Belisols.t.
105Mark CavendishTeam Skys.t.
106Salvatore PuccioLampre - Merida+ 19'15
107Vladimir IsaychevTeam Katushas.t.
108Ivan KovalevTeam Katushas.t.
109Davide CimolaiLampre - Meridas.t.
110Dieter CappelleLotto Belisols.t.
111Sacha ModoloFDJ.frs.t.
112Davide AppollonioAG2R La Mondiales.t.
113Kenneth VanbilsenFDJ.frs.t.
114Murilo FischerFDJ.frs.t.
115Yohann GèneFDJ.frs.t.
116Arran BrownMTN - Qhubekas.t.
117Stig BroeckxLotto Belisols.t.
118Niki TerpstraOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
119Marko KumpTinkoff - Saxos.t.
120Antoine DuchesneTeam Europcars.t.
121Michael KolarTinkoff - Saxos.t.
122Enrique SanzMovistar Teams.t.
123Aidis KruopisCannondales.t.
124Alex DowsettTrek Factory Racings.t.
125Stijn VandenberghOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
126Jesper HansenTinkoff - Saxos.t.
127Rick FlensBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
128Brady WrightOrica GreenEdges.t.
129Tom BoonenOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
130Ian McLeodMTN - Qhubekas.t.
131Steele Von HoffGarmin Sharps.t.
132Theo BosBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
133Filippo PozzatoLampre - Meridas.t.
134Valentin IglinskiyAstana Pro Teams.t.
135Davy CommeyneOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
136Dmitriy GruzdevIAM Cyclings.t.
137Davide ViganòCannondales.t.
138Sam BassettiTrek Factory Racings.t.
139Juraj SaganCannondales.t.
140Greg HendersonLotto Belisols.t.
141Alexander EvtushenkoTinkoff - Saxos.t.
142Yves LampaertLotto Belisols.t.
143Tom Van AsbroeckTrek Factory Racings.t.
144Jens MourisOrica GreenEdges.t.
145Jeff VermeulenBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 20'48
146Shawn MilneTrek Factory Racings.t.
147Alfonso FiorenzaTeam Katusha+ 22'28
148Corentin JegouAG2R La Mondiales.t.
149Sam BewleyOrica GreenEdge+ 23'49
150Jan KellerIAM Cyclings.t.
151Alexandre LemairFDJ.frs.t.
152Charles GarrettTrek Factory Racing+ 24'37
153Johann Van ZylMTN - Qhubeka+ 24'52
154Lucas MarteauTeam Europcar+ 25'41
155Gabriel RaschTeam Skys.t.
156Shawn MooreBMC Racing Teams.t.
157Rasmus BuchTinkoff - Saxo+ 27'25
158Graham BriggsTeam Sky+ 27'40
159Titouan MarcFDJ.fr+ 30'38
160Mitsuhiro MatsumuraGarmin Sharp+ 31'33


I hope I can sprint tomorrow, since today's break took quite some effort...

See you then,
Matt
 
VoetsT
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Posted on 05-05-2014 18:36
Will be a tough sprint tomorrow Wink
 
the_hoyle
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Posted on 05-05-2014 18:43
Good to see Matt on the attack, showing off the tricolore. It is a different side of him that has not been shown too much Smile

Who is the Sky rider is in this pic? What's the Nat Champ jersey?
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jona500
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Posted on 05-05-2014 22:42
I discovered this pearl this afternoon and read the whole thing and even though this story is made in a month or so I can't help but being dissapointed I have to wait for the next part Wink I also really love the fact that you keep the stats of Matt a bit of a mystery, makes it more realistic because in my opinion cycling is maybe a more mental effort than a physical one Smile I also never expected to enjoy the couple José de Cauwer and Roger de Vlaeminck this much, although I still prefer Michel Wuyts and José Wink But yeah, keep doing this awesome story please! And obviously, Matt is the replacement of Tom Boonen:'Matthias, de nieuwe chou-chou van Vlaanderen' Smile
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Ian Butler
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Posted on 06-05-2014 09:20
VoetsT - I'm afraid so. Especially with Cavendish and Sagan here. Sagan is always there to take away the win for Matthias!

the_hoyle - Yeah, it's always nice to try and stay a bit multisided. He's been racing a lot of classics lately, but now he's showing he can do some other work, too.
About that jersey, that is Diego Milán, national champion of the Dominican Republic.

jona500 - Thanks so much for your comment. I'm glad you're enjoying the story so much! Well, maybe I'll do the next Championship with Michel Wuyts for you, then Wink With Tom Boonen fading away, Matthias has come in at the perfect timing to conquer the hearts of 'de Vlamingen'!


As expected, these are busier days. I hope to continue the Tour de Suisse later today. However, I'm more keen to get to the NC and then the Tour, so I might simulate the rest of the Tour de Suisse, or at least play it quickly and summarise it in one post.
 
Shonak
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Posted on 06-05-2014 09:31
Great to see the King of Flanders (...yes, I'm totally calling him that all the time) so active in a stage race like the Tour de Suisse. Smile
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