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Marcovdw
Top  #121 Print Post
Posted on 03-09-2013 09:19
RESTDAY 2


Hi, everybody who is reading my blog. Today is the second restday, and there are no strange things this time (yet). There are also fewer interviewers, so I managed to go on a small ride with my friens John, Christophe and Maxime. We talked about the mountain jersey, and our plans for the enxt stages. John is very close to the mountain jersey, so if he can sneak into 1 attack, he can secure it. We returned to the hotel, where some fans wanted some autographs. Unfortunately, nobody got a video of my interview. But that will come, eventually.

--Blel
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Marcovdw
Top  #122 Print Post
Posted on 04-09-2013 07:09
STAGE 16


ROUTE


www.letour.fr/PHOTOS/TDF/2012/1600/PROFIL.jpg

Mountain points!

RACE


135km to go
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The first 'big' moutain of today is the Col d'Aubisque. Gadret is trying to secure his mountain jersey today, with help from Bouet.

127km to go
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Same story on the Soulor.

73km to go
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The other riders in the break understood that we were going for the mountain points, so they did not challenge us. A little tree-shaking by Bouet caused 7 riders to lose contact. They are somewhere between the peleton and the break.

43km to go
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The mountain jersey is for John, no question about that. The break only cositst of 5 riders: Gadret, Bouet, Poels, Serpa and Levarlet. About 4 mintues behind them is the peleton, with the former breakaway riders in between. I am not part of the peleton anymore, but the big 3 (Peraud, Dupont, Bardet) are still there.

26km to go
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There were a lot of crashes today. Here's David Lopez on the ground. Other riders: Moser, Costa, Vandborg (twice), Mollema, Roelandts, Velits, Zubeldia, Kuschynski and Le Mevel.

14km to go
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The break was caught before the final mountain sprint. Froome and Contador are the 2 leaders, and small groups with favourites are behind it. It was too much for Bardet, he dropped out of the peleton.

0m to go
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The 2 musketeers got caught by a chasing group withour AG2R-rider. Rodriguez is today's winner. Peraud finsihes in the third group about 2 and a half minutes behind the winner. Thanks to this 13th place, he moves up to 19th in the GC. Dupont was the next victim of a crash, and lost some time.

CLASSIFICATIONS


Stage:
RankNameTeamTime
1Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team5h57'06
2Chris FroomeSky Procyclings.t.
3Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
5Cadel EvansBMC Racing Teams.t.
6Pierre RollandTeam Europcars.t.
7Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharps.t.
8Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopards.t.
9Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
10Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr+ 1'24
...
13Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 2'22
97Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 26'32

Spoiler


GC:
RankNameTeamTime
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling75h06'42
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 7
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 1'26
4Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 2'01
5Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'25
6Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 3'10
7Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 3'37
8Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 3'50
9Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 4'12
10Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 5'44
...
19Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 8'38
92Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h14'30

Spoiler


Points:
RankNameTeamPoints
1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling216
2John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano184
3André GreipelLotto Belisol173
4Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team155
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procycling138
...
22Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale62
42Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale39

Spoiler


Mountain:
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1-2-3
RankNameTeamPoints
1John GadretAG2R La Mondiale137
2Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale61
3Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale57
4Daniel MorenoKatusha Team48
5Yury TrofimovKatusha Team41
...
18Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale15

Spoiler


-23:
RankNameTeamTime
1Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr75h12'44 (1)
2Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 6'13 (2)
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 8'21 (3)
4Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharp+ 10'47 (4)
5Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 11'12 (5)
...
7Romain BardetAG2R La Mondiale+ 25'36 (7)

Spoiler


Team:
RankNameTime
1Movistar Team225h30'02 (1)
2Belkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'20 (2)
3Team Saxo - Tinkoff+ 4'37 (3)
4Garmin - Sharp+ 9'11 (4)
5Sky Procycling+ 13'41 (5)
...

Spoiler


MY COMMENTS


Gadret has the mountain jersey for sure now. Mission accomplished. But, we will go into the break and try to hunt for stage wins.

--Blel

MANAGER'S COMMENTS


Yay!

--Marco
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sutty68
Top  #123 Print Post
Posted on 04-09-2013 10:17
A brave effort from Jean-Christophe today Wink

The Mountains Classification looks like its on its way to AG2R Grin

And hope to see Blel in many breaks before the end Wink
 
Marcovdw
Top  #124 Print Post
Posted on 05-09-2013 20:05
STAGE 17


ROUTE


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The last mountain stage, and a winning break is unlikely. We will therefore not go into the break, but we will work for JC instead.

RACE


83km to go
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I present to you: today's breakaway (withouth AG2R-rider). most dangerous name for the polka dot jersey is Serpa, who has 37 points. He can't match our supremecy, though!

32km to go
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The only HC-mountain was the Port de Bales. And it was a really tough one. Bardet, Dumulin, Minard, Riblon and I couldn't follow the pace of the peleton. The break is almost caught, and Voeckler tries to sneak away.

14km to go
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We're at the Peyresourde, and the first favourites attack! Schleck and Rodriguez are going for it. Only 5 riders are still ahead of the peleton, including Voeckler and Serpa.

6000m to go
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And of course these 2 riders are in front now. Froome and Contador are having a 30-second gap to Rodriguez and Schleck. Peraud is saving some energy for the final climb, and is in the group behind like Gesink and Moreno.

0m to go
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Contador wins today's stage ahead of Froome. He also takes the yellow jersey. Schleck edges out Rodriguez for fourth. We are now waiting for the rest, including Peraud.

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We have already seen 21 riders crossing the line, and here's Peraud. He finishes in a group with riders like Brajkovic, Rogers and Cunego. Dupont and Gadret are behind this group.

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About 21 minutes later, I crossed the line together with Dumoulin. We agreed on having a small sprint, and the loser must do something the winner wants. And guess who won?

CLASSIFICATIONS


Stage:
RankNameTeamTime
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff4h21'27
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 9
3Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 48
4Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
5Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 1'08
6Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 2'07
7Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 2'24
8Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 2'30
9Thibaut PinotFDJ.frs.t.
10Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 2'37
...
22Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 5'57
102Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 22'01
103Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 22'09

Spoiler


GC:
RankNameTeamTime
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff79h28'16
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 2
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 2'27
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 3'51
5Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 4'24
6Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 4'31
7Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 5'28
8Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 5'54
9Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 6'12
10Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 8'14
...
20Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 14'28
91Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h36'24

Spoiler


Points:
RankNameTeamPoints
1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling216
2John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano184
3André GreipelLotto Belisol173
4Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team155
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procycling138
...
25Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale62
42Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale39

Spoiler


Mountain:
RankNameTeamPoints
1John GadretAG2R La Mondiale137
2Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale61
3José SerpaLampre - Merida61
4Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale57
5Daniel MorenoKatusha Team48
...
23Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale15

Spoiler


-23:
RankNameTeamTime
1Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr79h36'41 (1)
2Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 7'38 (2)
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 9'46 (3)
4Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharp+ 14'26 (4)
5Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 18'04 (5)
...
7Romain BardetAG2R La Mondiale+ 38'18 (7)

Spoiler


Team:
RankNameTime
1Movistar Team238h48'27 (1)
2Team Saxo - Tinkoff+ 25 (2)
3Belkin Pro Cycling Team+ 7'41 (3)
4Sky Procycling+ 8'46 (4)
5Garmin - Sharp+ 13'08 (5)
...
7AG2R La Mondiale+ 18'43 (7)

Spoiler


MY COMMENTS


Mwahahaha, stupid Samuel. Now, I must think of a punishment for him! If you know any, please tell me.

--Blel

MANAGER'S COMMENTS


We hate you, Serpa. We will place Bouet in the break tomorrow to take the third place back.

--Marco
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Posted on 05-09-2013 20:07
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sutty68
Top  #126 Print Post
Posted on 05-09-2013 23:12
A Good ride from Jean-Christophe Smile
 
Marcovdw
Top  #127 Print Post
Posted on 07-09-2013 19:30
STAGE 18


ROUTE


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The organizers finally compensated all cancelled mountain sprints. Instead of 4, there are 7 mountain sprints today. Our main task today is to get Bouet back into third, or move him up to second.

RACE


128km to go
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Bouet wins the first mountain sprint out of a group of 7 riders. Nobody is really dangerous for the GC, but Trofimov is 6th in the mountain classification.

122km to go
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This is the proof that nobody cares about those points except Bouet. He is still 4th, though. The current gap is around 5 minutes.

92km to go
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Bouet is closing in on Serpa now. The gap is 7 minutes, but can they go untill the end?

60km to go
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And with this sprint, Bouet moved to second in the mountains classification. He can relax now.

33km to go
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With the rain coming down, Bouet takes another mountain sprint, without waisting too mcuh energy. The gap is down to 3 minutes, and part 2 of our plan is about to begin.

17km to go
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And this is part 2. Riblon attacks when the break is almost caught. Why? To grab 1 mountain point to get rid of Serpa in case of any miscommunications.

10km to go
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It failed, though. He did not reach the break and was caught by the peleton. Poels grabs the mountain sprint, with Bouet in third. There is still 1 mountain sprint left today, and 1 in the final stage.

5000m to go
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Grrrrr. Riblon was about to score the final mountain points, but then Contador attacks, and he gets the points. We hate you!

0m to go
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Contador manages to stay away from the sprinting peleton. Cavendish is very angry that he didn't win, and Dumoulin did great by finishing seventh! I, however, narrowly avoided a small, unseen on tv, crash in the final kilometers and finished behind the peleton.

CLASSIFICATIONS


Stage:
RankNameTeamTime
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff5h18'47
2Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
3John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
4André GreipelLotto Belisols.t.
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procyclings.t.
6Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
7Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
8José Joaquín RojasMovistar Teams.t.
9Elia FavilliLampre - Meridas.t.
10David MillarGarmin - Sharps.t.
...
147Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 3'17

Spoiler


GC:
RankNameTeamTime
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff84h47'03
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 2
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 2'27
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 3'51
5Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 4'24
6Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 4'31
7Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 5'28
8Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 5'54
9Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 6'12
10Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 8'14
...
20Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 14'28
91Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h39'41

Spoiler


Points:
RankNameTeamPoints
1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling216
2John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano214
3André GreipelLotto Belisol199
4Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team190
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procycling162
...
21Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale71
46Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale39

Spoiler


Mountain:
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RankNameTeamPoints
1John GadretAG2R La Mondiale137
2Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale64
3Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale61
4José SerpaLampre - Merida61
5Daniel MorenoKatusha Team48
...
24Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale15

Spoiler


-23:
RankNameTeamTime
1Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr84h55'28 (1)
2Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 7'38 (2)
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 9'46 (3)
4Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharp+ 14'26 (4)
5Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 18'04 (5)
...
7Romain BardetAG2R La Mondiale+ 38'18 (7)

Spoiler


Team:
RankNameTime
1Movistar Team254h44'48 (1)
2Team Saxo - Tinkoff+ 25 (2)
3Belkin Pro Cycling Team+ 7'41 (3)
4Sky Procycling+ 8'46 (4)
5Garmin - Sharp+ 13'08 (5)
...
7AG2R La Mondiale+ 18'43 (7)

Spoiler


MY COMMENTS


We have the 1-2-3 again, but Riblon is equal to Serpa. With only 1 mountain point left, Serpa can still overtake him.

--Blel

MANAGER'S COMMENTS


Yay for Samuel!

--Marco
Edited by Marcovdw on 07-09-2013 19:33
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NTTHRASH
Top  #128 Print Post
Posted on 07-09-2013 19:39
Good for all! Now, what to do about Dumoulin? Pfft
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Marcovdw
Top  #129 Print Post
Posted on 07-09-2013 20:15
NTTHRASH wrote:
Good for all! Now, what to do about Dumoulin? Pfft

Punishment will come at the Champs-Elysees, for pure embarrasment Grin
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sutty68
Top  #130 Print Post
Posted on 08-09-2013 19:59
Another good performance from Samuel Smile
 
Marcovdw
Top  #131 Print Post
Posted on 11-09-2013 15:43
POLICE HAS FOUND AG2R-ATTACKERS

From cyclingnews.com

Police article
You can probably remember the terrorist attack on the AG2R-hotel at the first restday. A terrorist threathened to kill the riders, unless they gave him money and stopped chasing the polka dot jersey. The police managed to kill the terrorist and Ag2R continued their quest, succesfully. The police published an article today about that attack.

A French terrorist organisation is behind the attack.
The police wrote that: 'A French terrorist organisation is behind this attack, we know who, but we won't tell you yet untill we caught them all.' The police also wrote that: 'The organisation has planned something for tomorrow's time-trial. We would ask anybody who is going to watch, to look out for anything weird or someone who behaves strange'.
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sutty68
Top  #132 Print Post
Posted on 11-09-2013 16:29
The time trial could be an exciting day for the wrong reasons then Sad
 
Marcovdw
Top  #133 Print Post
Posted on 14-09-2013 13:32
Spoiler


STAGE 19


ROUTE


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This year's tour will be decided by a long ITT. My team has no ambitions today, except for Peraud. For the GC-men, today is the day is should happen. And the police told us that something else will happen today.

RACE


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The first rider to start today is Frohlinger, and nothing has happened so far. We hope it will stay the same for the rest of the race.

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The next rider to start is Frenchman Bagot. And when he start's his time-trial, a man comes running onto the stage and impedes him. The police is alert today and caught him very quickly.

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Nothing special about the next guys, but when Delaplace starts, another guy runs across the road. What the f*ck is going on.

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Behind him is Garcia, from the French team Cofidis. He is almost impeded by a man, but the police managed to stop him before he could reach the road.

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It is clear now that every rider from a French team is a target for this action. The same thing happened to my team-mate Minard.

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Dumoulin hasn't even got off the ramp, when a man tries to impede him. Luckily for him, it failed though. The organizers are now discussing what to do.

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Sicard is the first cyclist who is not riding for a French team to get obstructed just after the start. But a reason was found quickly, because he is from France.

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It continued all the way, and the organizers didn't decide to stop yet, though. I was scared to death, because I knew the same thing would happen to me. It was 10 seconds before my start, when a man in a suit came towards me and started talking

TO BE CONTINUED
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sutty68
Top  #134 Print Post
Posted on 14-09-2013 13:44
Drama......................................................Frown
 
Marcovdw
Top  #135 Print Post
Posted on 15-09-2013 19:43
STAGE 19


RACE - PART 2


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The man who approached me, was someone from the organizers. He told me that they would suspend the race, and that they would remove all public near the start. I was relieved.

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When I started my TT, it was quiet. The only thing I heard were the second counting down and a man yelling go! After a few kilometers, the people came back, and they were very happy nothing happened to me.

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Well, this is the end of my time-trial. The public was very nice along the road, and nothing special happened, except that Roy overtook me. Boom is the provisional leader now, but Millar is flying today and beats his time.

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The biggest favourite is of course Tony Martin. His start wasn't very fast, because he was not faster as Millar. And to everyone's suprise, the German is 15 seconds slower at the finish.

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Dupont isn't a TT-specialist. He sets a 126th time, which is not very good. He drops a few places.

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Today was the day for Peraud. This was his last chance to climb in the GC, but he didn't. Instead, he drops 2 places. A shame, but he did his best. The battle for the yellow jersey is about to begin!

TO BE CONTINUED
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sutty68
Top  #136 Print Post
Posted on 15-09-2013 23:42
I wonder who will win the battle Frown
 
MrTeamSky
Top  #137 Print Post
Posted on 17-09-2013 18:13
Wow you are bossing the KOM.
Check out my story.

https://www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthr...d_id=32534
 
Marcovdw
Top  #138 Print Post
Posted on 21-09-2013 18:35
STAGE 19


RACE - PART 3


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The battle is between 2 riders, Froome and Contador. The Spainard is 2 seconds ahead in the GC. However, the Brit is 24 seconds faster at the first checkpoint, and is the provisional leader now.

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The yellow jersey is in big trouble now, because it's 45 seconds at the second split. Froome has already overtaken Valverde.

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Froome crosses the line in 1 hours, 15 minutes and 4 seconds, which is 1 minute and 13 seconds faster as the provisional leader at that point, Van Garderen. Contador needs to fly to keep his yellow jersey,

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Here he is, and you can see he's not happy. He finishes 2th on today's stage, but 58 seconds back. Froome is the winner of this years Tour de France.

CLASSIFICATIONS


Stage:
RankNameTeamTime
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling1h15'04
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 58
3Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 1'13
4David MillarGarmin - Sharp+ 1'20
5Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 1'21
6Tony MartinOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1'36
7Rein TaaramäeCofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 1'42
8Janez BrajkovičAstana Pro Team+ 1'47
9Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1'52
10Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 1'55
...
37Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale+ 3'13
149Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 7'14

Spoiler


GC:
RankNameTeamTime
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling86h02'09
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 56
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 5'11
4Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 6'17
5Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 7'15
6Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 7'33
7Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 7'40
8Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 8'52
9Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 9'33
10Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 9'35
...
22Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 18'37
91Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h46'53

Spoiler


Points:
RankNameTeamPoints
1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling216
2John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano214
3André GreipelLotto Belisol199
4Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team190
5Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff177
...
23Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale71
49Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale39

Spoiler


Mountain:
RankNameTeamPoints
1John GadretAG2R La Mondiale137
2Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale64
3Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale61
4José SerpaLampre - Merida61
5Daniel MorenoKatusha Team48
...
24Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale15

Spoiler


-23:
RankNameTeamTime
1Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr86h13'26 (1)
2Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 5'57 (2)
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 11'25 (3)
4Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharp+ 14'00 (4)
5Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 18'10 (5)
...
7Romain BardetAG2R La Mondiale+ 41'38 (7)

Spoiler


Team:
RankNameTime
1Team Saxo - Tinkoff258h35'26 (1)
2Movistar Team+ 4'12 (2)
3Sky Procycling+ 7'13 (3)
4Belkin Pro Cycling Team+ 10'00 (4)
5Garmin - Sharp+ 13'25 (5)
...
8AG2R La Mondiale+ 26'19 (8)

Spoiler


MY COMMENTS


Congratulations to Froome, he derserved to win. JC did not rode well today, he is very tired. Tomorrow will just be the traditional sprint on a street, but we might have a plan.

--Blel

MANAGER'S COMMENTS


Drama, drama, drama. Who are these guys, and what are they doing?

--Marco
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Marcovdw
Top  #139 Print Post
Posted on 27-09-2013 15:49
STAGE 20


ROUTE


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This is it, the final stage. The arrival in Paris. A day which will probably end in a mountain sprint, but something else is more important for us.

RACE


78km to go
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And this was our plan. Riblon was tied with Serpa before today's stage.We took no risk and placed him in the break, where he grabbed the points. A tough battle with Albasini was needed, though.

52km to go
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When the riders entered the Champs-Elysees, they were very suprised. The entire road was painted in pink. Well, strange.

Spoiler


14km to go
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The peleton is only 1 minute behind the break now, and it's time for some attacks. Riblon also tries, together with Albasini, Poels, Schär, Irizar and Malori.

7000m to go
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But to every dream comes and end.

0m to go
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And here is the result of the inevidable mass sprint. It is won by Degenkolb, ahead of Cavendish and....... Samuel Dumoulin with an incredible performance. He grabs third just ahead of Bennati and Sagan.


CLASSIFICATIONS


Stage:
RankNameTeamTime
1John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano3h03'02
2Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Teams.t.
3Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
4Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
5Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
6André GreipelLotto Belisols.t.
7Roberto FerrariLampre - Meridas.t.
8Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procyclings.t.
9José Joaquín RojasMovistar Teams.t.
10Lieuwe WestraVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
...
30Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiales.t.

Spoiler


The other classifications will come at the podium ceremony

MY COMMENTS


Wow, just wow. Great job by Samuel and Christophe!

--Blel

MANAGER'S COMMENTS


Pink, why?

--Marco
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Marcovdw
Top  #140 Print Post
Posted on 27-09-2013 15:49
PODIUM CEREMONIES


So, after today's stage, the Tour is over. 21 stages, exciting battles, a lot of drama. A tour with bright and dark sides, a Tour to remeber. And of course, the final thing is the podium ceremony. I decided to visit it, together with Samuel. He still had to do something after our bet, so I decided he should visit it wearing a smurf costume, as suggested by a follower of my blog. He got positive reactions from the peleton, but a few kids tried to steal his hat! Well, he're is a report about the ceremony.

GC


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2 men were battleing for it, and only one could win. Congratulations to Chris Froome!

RankNameTeamTime
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling89h05'11
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 56
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 5'11
4Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 6'17
5Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 7'15
6Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 7'33
7Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 7'40
8Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 8'52
9Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 9'33
10Pierre RollandTeam Europcar+ 9'35
...
22Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 18'37
91Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h46'53

Spoiler


POINTS


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Sagan was the wearer before this stage, but it's Degenkolb who has the last laugh

RankNameTeamPoints
1John DegenkolbTeam Argos - Shimano260
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling242
3Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team225
4André GreipelLotto Belisol219
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Procycling178
6Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff177
7Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff145
8José Joaquín RojasMovistar Team138
9Chris FroomeSky Procycling124
10Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi122
...
19Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale80
51Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale39

Spoiler


-23


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Wait, what? Did they skip the mountain jersey? I see Pinot in his white jersey on the podium, which he won quite easily.

RankNameTeamTime
1Thibaut PinotFDJ.fr89h16'28 (1)
2Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team+ 5'57 (2)
3Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 11'25 (3)
4Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharp+ 14'00 (4)
5Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 18'10 (5)
6Ion IzagirreEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 34'57 (6)
7Romain BardetAG2R La Mondiale+ 41'38 (7)
8Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 50'01 (8)
9Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 50'51 (9)
10Peter KennaughSky Procycling+ 58'44 (10)

Spoiler


TEAM


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Won by Saxo Bank

RankTeamTime
1Team Saxo - Tinkoff267h44'32 (1)
2Movistar Team+ 4'12 (2)
3Sky Procycling+ 7'13 (3)
4Belkin Pro Cycling Team+ 10'00 (4)
5Garmin - Sharp+ 13'25 (5)
6RadioShack - Leopard+ 15'22 (6)
7Cofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 23'56 (7)
8AG2R La Mondiale+ 26'19 (8)
9Katusha Team+ 26'45 (9)
10Astana Pro Team+ 30'04 (10)

Spoiler


So, we thought they forgot the mountain jersey and we wanted to leave, when the speaker starts talking:
Ladies and gentleman, the last classification of today, the Mountains Classification! And, of course, dominated by the French riders from Ag2r. Please put your hands together for: John Gadret!

MOUNTAINS


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RankNameTeamPoints
1John GadretAG2R La Mondiale137
2Maxime BouetAG2R La Mondiale64
3Christophe RiblonAG2R La Mondiale62
4José SerpaLampre - Merida61
5Daniel MorenoKatusha Team48
6Yury TrofimovKatusha Team42
7Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff40
8Chris FroomeSky Procycling37
9Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team29
10Guillaume LevarletCofidis, Solutions Crédits29
...
24Blel KadriAG2R La Mondiale15

Spoiler


And a loud applause came out of the public. I was happy for my team-mate, I felt like I had a part in this victory. But, John deserves it.

But then, I feel something in my hand, but 1 minute ago there was nothing. Wait, what? It's a note, and I think someone put it into my hand. I read it, and it said:
Bring John and the pricemoney to the Bois de Bologne, no police, no excuses.
My joy changed into fear, and I knew it are the same guys as the terrorist attack and the TT-obstructors.
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