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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-09-2012 17:21
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No, don't say that, it might stick  |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 13-09-2012 17:27
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Very good story, though, their stats must be really high as they had great results in their second year of pro cycling, bit unrealistic but hey, who cares?
Edited by TimoCycling on 13-09-2012 17:41
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-09-2012 17:28
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Exactly, thanks  |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 13-09-2012 17:41
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TimoCycling wrote:
Very good story, though, their stats must be really high as they had great results in their second year of pro cycling, bit unrealistic but hey, who cares?
85's
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| emre99 |
Posted on 13-09-2012 18:08
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| Raggieman |
Posted on 14-09-2012 08:52
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TheManxMissile wrote:
TimoCycling wrote:
Very good story, though, their stats must be really high as they had great results in their second year of pro cycling, bit unrealistic but hey, who cares?
85's
Why should it be unrealistic? Take Peter Sagan as example, he won 3 Stages at the Vuelta in his second year as a professional, in his third year, he won the green jersey at Le Tour
Once every decade, there is such a great Talent like Sagan or Stjin in this story 
Edited by Raggieman on 14-09-2012 08:52
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:11
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Great story Ian. Keep it up
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:12
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@Raggieman: Thanks, I agree
@Jakstar22: Will do! Thank you |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:58
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Dwars Door Vlaanderen
I got my first win here last year, let's hope I can do that over again.
A big breakaway today, we had no man in it, which meant chasing.
When they were reeled in and we still had 30km to go, I didn't want to leave it up to chance, I decided to act and earn my first win!
Unfortunately they quickly got organized and those are not legs I won Paris - Roubaix with last year, I can tell you that. 8km before the finish I got reeled in.
Just as I settled myself in Roelandts' wheel for the sprint, a couple of riders decided to attack. I did not follow. The pace we'd make for the sprint would suffice to get them back.
But I was wrong. Congratulations to Wynants for this beautiful win.
However, there's always a silving lining, and this is mine:
At least I won the sprint for the 6th place by a very large distance.
Result
| 1 | Maarten Wynants | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | 4h55'32 | | | 2 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - SplitSe | s.t. | | | 3 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | + 32 | | | 4 | Tomas Vaitkus | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 5 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 6 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'26 | IanButler | | 7 | Sébastien Rosseler | Garmin - SplitSe | + 1'48 | | | 8 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 9 | Kristof Goddaert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | |
Am I ready for the Big Four? That's hard to know. My results aren't that bad, but I've had a few mental blows in the last few races. We'll see in a couple of days, let's hope I can build up the last few percentages I need for a nice win! |
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-09-2012 10:08
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Unlucky result. On the other hand you rode very active and soon deserve your win.
And it seemed to be a really great race to play. Quite realistic. |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 14-09-2012 10:29
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Nice attack atleast you tried your legs |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 10:48
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6th and 8th is still a good result fro both Stijn and the Team |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:16
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@roturn: Thanks
@JuanMotr: Indeed, it probably did him good to give everything once more before E3
@sutty68: That's true, thanks! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:25
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E3 - Harelbeke
I'll be here defending a title, just like in Dwars Door Vlaanderen. Let's hope I did a better job today.
BMC was showing once again that they are not to be tampered with. They ripped the peloton to pieces.
It was a group of nine that were heading towards the finish in the end. Luckily, I was part of it!
Then the sprint was off, I was in Boonen's wheel.
I pushed myself to the limits, and it was working!
And I finished it off! This victory tastes extra sweet. The relief I felt when crossing the finishing line is inexplicable.
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h10'37 | IanButler | | 2 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 5 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 7 | Nick Nuyens | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'12 | IanButler | | 11 | Marcus Burghardt | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'30 | | | 12 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 3'56 | | | 13 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 4'37 | | | 14 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 15 | Sylvain Chavanel | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 16 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 17 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 18 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 19 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 20 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - SplitSe | s.t. | | | 21 | Maarten Wynants | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 22 | Niki Terpstra | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 23 | Ulugbek Nikolaev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Wim De Vocht | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 6'02 | | | 25 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Seeing who's next to me on the podium makes this victory even more beautiful. This gives me just the boost I needed to make this another successful year!
See you in Gent for Gent - Wevelgem!
Edited by Ian Butler on 14-09-2012 11:42
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:38
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Gent - Wevelgem
I successfully defended my last win (E3), and I'm here to do no less. This may be my most successful WT race, as I've never done worse than podium here! In my debut year I was 3rd, last year I won.
Again it was BMC making the pace. Omega Pharma - Quickstep helped.
I was having a rough time on the hills.
With 24km left to go, the pack was reduced to only 7 riders. We all took turns to keep off other strong riders as Nuyens, Burghardt, Chavanel...
Cancellara wouldn't risk another sprint so he attacked with 8km left to go.
Only 2 were able to react: Boonen and myself. We chased him hard.
But Spartacus was unbeatable today and takes this win. Unfortunately I have to say he deserved it much more than me today.
The hard race had left me tired and Boonen took revenge for the lost sprint in E3.
Well, the same podium as in the E3 - prijs, but reversed.
Result
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | 5h27'22 | | | 2 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 4 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | + 1'25 | | | 5 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'53 | | | 6 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 2'16 | | | 7 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 8 | Nick Nuyens | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3'10 | | | 9 | Marcus Burghardt | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 4'13 | | | 10 | Sylvain Chavanel | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'58 | | | 11 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 7'47 | | | 12 | Matthew Goss | Astana Pro Team | + 9'06 | | | 13 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Tony Gallopin | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 15 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 16 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 17 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 18 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 20 | Niki Terpstra | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 21 | Lars Boom | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | s.t. | | | 22 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 23 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 24 | Tristan Valentin | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 25 | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - SplitSe | s.t. | |
I can't say this was a bad day. I'm 3rd here once again, and that's not too bad. This year it's quite obvious who are the main characters in the cobbled races. I'm starting to think the four cobbled races all may have the three of us right there on the podium. The only question that remains is: who will be standing in the middle?
I expect a hard RvV, and I have the luxury that it's the only cobbled classic I haven't won yet in my young career. I will give it my all to get that win there, yet I still am a bit weak on the hills.
See you there!
Edited by Ian Butler on 14-09-2012 11:42
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:39
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Got that one right!
Maybe 80's, Bonnen declines....
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:41
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Boonen's already down to 77 sprinting |
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:43
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Great win in E3. 
And another podium in Gent-Wevelgem. Unlucky you couldn`t beat them there again.
Now really looking forward for RVV and PR. Good luck. |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:45
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roturn wrote:
Great win in E3.
And another podium in Gent-Wevelgem. Unlucky you couldn`t beat them there again.
Now really looking forward for RVV and PR. Good luck.
+1 looking like a good classics season so far! time to rip it up in RvV and P-R!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:46
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Thanks, it seems Gent - Wevelgem really is his type of race
RvV should be up by tonight, I would do it now but I gotta visit someone in the hospital, and that's top priority! |
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