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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-03-2013 23:19
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It was Great to see Willy wear the Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France  |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 03-03-2013 07:02
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Come n Willy. And hang in there Stijn
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2013 11:30
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krisa - Thanks 
PCM rulezz - They will! Though it's one more flat race before the rest day.
Ollfardh - Let's hope he can fight for yellow one day! Hope to be the first Belgian winner in a long time, so VDB, Vanendert and De Gendt can't win first 
dienblad - I agree! But there are many mountain stages yet to come, and his climbing is not (yet) Contador's level...
JuanMotr - He'll do his best!
FreitasPCM - Will try to!
rogvi97 - Damn, threats here
sutty68 - Let's hope he can wear it a lot more in the future
Jakstar22 - Thanks! |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 03-03-2013 13:44
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Does he still have the White by the way? Missed a few updates about that with all the yellow fever
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2013 16:24
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I think White is in the pocket already, there isn't really a tough competition He's leading is by 5 minutes or so! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2013 19:30
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Tour de France 2013 - Stage 9
The end of the first week. Today is the rest day, but here's the report about what happened yesterday!
The stage was as flat as could be, at least the finish was. A chance for Stijn to prove he can mix in with the world's best sprinters!
I had an easy day.
It's a rest day now, and finally all that's happened is sinking in. Winning a stage in the 100th Tour de France and wearing that jersey. I still don't fully grasp it. I guess it'll really kick in once all this is over....
Back to the racing, something really shitty happened to Stijn today. Cavendish totally blocked him! Stijn won't say anything about it, saying it's part of the sprint, but I think it's really unfair, Stijn was going strong! Anyway, just keep that in mind when reading Stijn's part of the story, because he'll make up an excuse about not being good enough, while he was going really strong!
I must admit, I've never seen Stijn so strong. I've seen him in the cobbled classics, doing his thing, but this here is impressive. That jersey (Belgian NC jersey) has changed him and made him stronger. I see him riding like a true leader, though he's only 23 years old!
The race was real flat, so everyone was there at the end. I had to fight Peter Sagan for Cavendish' wheel!
As you see in the next picture, Greipel was the one that finally grabbed it. I placed myself in Farrar's wheel.
I knew my strength in the sprint is my power. The absolute speed, I (still) lack, so I decided to throw them off and go from far out.
I was going quite good, but I couldn't continue my top speed and I didn't pass the king of the sprinters, Cavendish.
He went on to win the stage, in style! I finish 7th. Let me tell you, in a Tour stage, between the best sprinters of the world, it's amazing. I couldn't even try explaining how proud this makes me. Two years ago I didn't have a real professional contract, now I'm sprinting Cavendish and Greipel in the Tour!
Result
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | 4h20'30 | | | 2 | Arnaud Démare | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 4 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 6 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 8 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 9 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Allan Davis | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | |
No changes in the GC.
It's a rest day today, and what follows now are three more "flat" stages!
The first one has some hills near the end, though, let's see if we can drop some pure sprinters on the way to the finish line!
Until tomorrow,
Stijn & Willy |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 03-03-2013 19:47
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Nice 7th place, Cavendish and sky are looking strong in this sprint 
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 03-03-2013 19:57
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Still nice 7th place! Better luck next time |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2013 20:42
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PCM rulezz - Thanks! Sky has got their train all figured out!
JuanMotr - Coming up, not better Hope to get better still though! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2013 20:42
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Tour de France 2013 - Stage 10
After the rest day and everyone's caught their breath!
Another sprint stage, with some tough terrain near the end.
Nothing to tell, except that I had a good day! I had super legs and I regretted not being in a mountain stage with these legs!
Maybe an interesting news item. The GC has changed after this stage. It ended in a sprint, but Schleck caught a flat and failed to return on time, he drops out of the top 10!
General Classification
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 40h13'37 | | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 46 | | | 3 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | + 1'56 | | | 4 | Rui Costa | Team Argos-Shimano | + 1'59 | IanButler | | 5 | Willy Wouters | Team Argos-Shimano | + 2'00 | IanButler | | 6 | Alejandro Valverde | Astana Pro Team | + 2'15 | | | 7 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'42 | | | 8 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 2'47 | | | 9 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 3'08 | | | 10 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3'34 | |
No matter how much I've grown over the last few months, uphill is still uphill. I'm badly positioned and have a tough time!
Near the top I make a nice jump to Sagan's wheel. I need to get the jump to be positioned well for the sprint, but because I made it, I had no energy left for the sprint...
My sprinting attempt is futile and I finish outside the top 10. A day to forget...
Appollonio took a very nice win today!
I feel I didn't do this jersey much honor today. I will try to do much better tomorrow!
Result
| 1 | Davide Appollonio | BMC Racing Team | 5h10'37 | | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 3 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Allan Davis | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 7 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 8 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 9 | Greg Van Avermaet | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 10 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 11 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 13 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 14 | Arnaud Démare | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | |
Until tomorrow,
Stijn & Willy |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 03-03-2013 20:46
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That GC... 
To bad for Stijn, but everyone has one of those days...
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 03-03-2013 21:00
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Bad luck today, I'm sure he'll do better next time! |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 03-03-2013 21:11
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GC:
1. Spain
2. Italy
3. France
4. Portugal
5. Belguim
6. Spain
7. Great Britain
8. Belguim
9. Belguim
10. Belguim
4 guys from Belguim in the Top 10, nice
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 03-03-2013 21:28
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every rider has an off-day one day ;|
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 03-03-2013 21:42
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Come on guys. Pick those heads up and keep going
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 03-03-2013 23:29
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aaaah what a shame that Stijn was empty after the final hill! I still can smell the win though |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2013 08:57
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Atlantius - That GC will change in the mountains, though
FreitasPCM - I hope he does!
SSJ2Luigi - Indeed. Though if 2 of them can remain in the top 10, it'd be great already
PCM rulezz - That's true. Hope he can get over it mentally for tomorrow
Jakstar22 - They will! Thanks.
JuanMotr - Well, he was too badly placed at the start of the hill. Typical lack of experience, I reckon. Let's hope your nose doesn't let us down!
I will definitely do a race today, but work comes first so it'll be after 5 o' clock in the afternoon!
Thanks for following and commenting, everyone! I think the story is getting along nicely, especially with such a great following |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-03-2013 09:59
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Willy still looking comfortable on the GC
And it was great to see Stijn in amongst the big guns on stage nine |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2013 10:39
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Thanks, sutty
I caught quite a break with my work, so I might have a bit more time in the following 2 weeks then I thought. I will use that time mostly to follow Paris - Nice closely, though
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-03-2013 10:50
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I'm recording all the cycling on my Sky Box, so i will catch up with the action at night once the missus has gone to bed |
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