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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-03-2013 18:39
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Jesleyh - I was extremely surprised by that time trial myself!
Atlantius - Thanks 
sutty68 - Could be! Of course, the Giro or the Vuelta would open other and equally interesting opportunities!
Daggen - That's a deal 
Ollfardh - I feel they've really grown a lot here in the Tour, both of them!
dienblad - Thanks! We've done our best and I'm quite glad about the result!
cunego59 - They sure had! And that's something every rider has to deal with those in their careers, so they've learned the hard way here! They kicked back all right, though, I think 
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The Tour Reviewed Part III - Stijn Van Gent & Willy Wouters
Welcome to this second edition of The Toru Reviewed. Yesterday we had guests Jurgen Van den Broeck and Thomas De Gendt. Today we welcome team mates Stijn Van Gent and Willy Wouters. Respectively 23 and 22 years old, the two young Flemish riders have made an impressive debut in the most beautiful race of the year: the Tour de France.
Welcome, Stijn and Willy. you two seem inseparable. I remember doing an interview with the both of you last year. Here you are again, the both of you. Still best friends?
Van Gent: I think a friendship like this is unusual in this milieu. But it works perfectly for us. You see, we are exact opposite riders, so there's almost no competitiveness between the both of us. I think that's the success of our friendship. We complete each other, racing-wise. The only exception maybe is Milano - San Remo.
Let's talk about the Tour. Willy, you are called the biggest revelation of the Tour, how does it feel to return a, allow me to use this word, celebrity?
Wouters: I hardly feel like that, though. I think I've proven myself already, and I've worked hard all year. This Tour was all about that hard work paying off, mixed with a bit of luck.
Not many people would call beating Martin in a time trial luck...
Wouters: No, but a time trial after 20 stages is always a gamble. I had a good day. Of course I'm not trying that false modesty, I do deserve that 10th place in the end.
Was there a moment you were dreaming about more?
Wouters: No, top 20 was my goal. Like I said, I caught some breaks during the Tour and I tried keeping my head clear.
Van Gent: Willy never floats, he made that mistake once and I don't think he'll do it again, after the previous Dauphiné.
So what do you have in store for us for 2014? A top 5, a podium? Where does it end?
Wouters: I'm real careful about things like that. I don't want to be that rider that only cares about the Tour. There are so many beautiful races, so I'm not sure I'll return here next year. I don't want to sound cocky but the Tour is not everything in cycling. I finished 10th in the Tour, but my season isn't over yet, I still have some races and I'm going to stay focused now!
Stijn, describe your Tour.
Van Gent: Well, I think my Tour was mostly about growth. I entered the Tour as a nervous, young classic rider. Uncertain at times and without too many expectations. I mixed in some sprints, had some major downs in the mountains...
Wouters: I saw him evolving from day to day, literally. He's developed some quality that few riders have, I see it in him. Boonen has it, Cancellara has it. I have no doubts Stijn will be the "leader" of the peloton one day.
You both enjoyed a stage win. Which one was more beautiful?
Van Gent: (laughs) Well, my finish photo has Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish sprinting like crazy behind me. I don't think it gets better than that!
Wouters: Like we said before, we both got a different thing going.
Stijn, at the start you seemed on a lucky streak, but in the end you proved the analysts wrong. You are, in fact, a mass sprinter. Is that right?
Van Gent: I have worked a lot on my sprint. But I'm nowhere near the top speed of someone like Cavendish. I can get a good sprint on tough stages, a bit uphill, strong winds, rain...
Finally, what race would you love to win, you're absolute favorite race?
Van Gent: A question like that is bound to have more than one answer. I guess The World Championships, De Ronde, Roubaix, and perhaps the Green Jersey.
Wouters: It may sounds strange, but I think every race is worth winning. I just want to squeeze everything out of my career that I possibly can. If a Grand Tour is in it, we'll have to see!
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Great interview, I really enjoyed it. Great work mate  |
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Nice interwiew and great tour you had there!
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I just caught up with the story after some tremendously busy days, great Tour for both Rui and Willy! Keep it up! |
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Really good post tour interview |
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Great tour and great interview as always. Keep it up Ian
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great tour for willy and stijn, hope next season they get more then this |
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| Ian Butler |
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Schleck96 - I'm glad you enjoyed it! I always try to make it not too long and interesting.
rogi97 - Thanks! Now on to the next adventure!
FreitasPCM - Glad you've caught up! the Tour was an amazing experience for both
sutty68 - Thanks, mate!
Jakstar22 - Will do, thanks a lot!
Roozeken - If they keep working hard, I don't see why they shouldn't |
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Now they separate for a moment, unfortunately.
Stijn will start in the Eneco Tour, where he managed to grab his first WT win last season, and then on to the one day races like Plouay, Hamburg, Paris - Bruxelles, finishing in the Tour of Britain.
Willy will start in the Tour of Colorado and then move north for the two Canadian Classics! And then potentially the Worlds |
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Eneco Tour - Prologue
And we're back in business after a nice recuperation camp. The Eneco Tour is an important event in my season, since I have a podium place to protect here! Biggest favorite is last year winner Fabian Cancellara.
I raced a fairly decent prologue, carrying some form from the Tour. Last year I had a brilliant Eneco Tour. This year I hope to finish on the podium, like last year. It's ambitious, but I can do it. Degenkolb is here mainly to build form for the Vuelta. He will sprint when he can, but I have a leading role so I can go my own way in the sprint with a helper of two of myself.
Result - Prologue
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 5'47 | | | 2 | Luke Durbridge | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 3 | Thor Hushovd | Katusha Team | + 2 | | | 4 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3 | | | 5 | Jack Bobridge | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 4 | | | 6 | Nelson Oliveira | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 7 | | | 7 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 8 | | | 8 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10 | | | 9 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 11 | | | 10 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 14 | | | (...) | | 21 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | + 16 | IanButler |
Spoiler | 11 | Alex Rasmussen | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 12 | Bradley Wiggins | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Luis León Sánchez | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 14 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 15 | | | 15 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 16 | Patrick Gretsch | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 17 | Maxime Monfort | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 18 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 20 | Jens Mouris | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 16 | | | 21 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 22 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 23 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 17 | | | 24 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 25 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 26 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | + 18 | | | 27 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Marco Pinotti | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 29 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 30 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 31 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | + 19 | | | 32 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 33 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 34 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | + 20 | | | 35 | Evgueni Petrov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 36 | Denis Menchov | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 37 | Gaëtan Bille | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 38 | Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 39 | John Murphy | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 21 | | | 40 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 41 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 22 | | | 42 | Heinrich Haussler | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 43 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 44 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 45 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 23 | | | 46 | Stef Clement | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 47 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 48 | Leif Hoste | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 49 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 24 | | | 50 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 51 | Kristijan Koren | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 52 | Aitor Hernández | Movistar Team | + 25 | | | 53 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 54 | Grégory Rast | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 55 | Mikel Nieve | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 56 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 57 | Michel Kreder | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 26 | | | 58 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 59 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 60 | Kevyn Ista | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | + 27 | | | 61 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 62 | Gert Steegmans | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 63 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 64 | Lou Smeets | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 65 | Tom Stubbe | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 66 | Robbie McEwen | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 67 | Daniel Lloyd | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 68 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 69 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 71 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 28 | | | 72 | Murilo Fischer | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 73 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 74 | Thomas Peterson | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 75 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 76 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 77 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre-ISD | + 29 | | | 78 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 79 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 80 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol | + 30 | | | 81 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 82 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team Argos-Shimano | + 31 | IanButler | | 83 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 84 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 85 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 86 | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 87 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 88 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 89 | Vincent Baestens | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | + 32 | | | 90 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 91 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 92 | Luke Roberts | Team Saxo Bank | + 33 | | | 93 | Serge Pauwels | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 94 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 95 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 34 | | | 96 | Cristian Benenati | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 97 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 98 | Diego Caccia | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 99 | Stefan Denifl | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 35 | | | 100 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 101 | Alfredo Balloni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 102 | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 103 | Simon Clarke | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 104 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 105 | Kasper Klostergaard | Team Saxo Bank | + 36 | | | 106 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 107 | Volodimir Gustov | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 108 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 109 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 110 | Julian Dean | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 37 | | | 111 | Vincenzo Demeulenaere | Topsport Vlaanderen - 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Mercator | s.t. | | | 151 | Daniele Righi | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 152 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Argos-Shimano | + 49 | IanButler | | 153 | Massimo Codol | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 154 | Francesco Di Paolo | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 155 | Alessandro Donati | Acqua & Sapone | + 50 | | | 156 | Mauricio Ardila | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 157 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 158 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 159 | Andrea Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 160 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 161 | Luca Mazzanti | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 51 | | | 162 | Wladimir Miholjevic | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 163 | Björn Brems | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 164 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 52 | | | 165 | Francesco Failli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 166 | Cayetano Jose Sarmiento | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 167 | Kim Borry | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | + 53 | | | 168 | Arthur Vanoverberghe | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 169 | James Vanlandschoot | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 170 | Georges Valgaerts | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 171 | Davide Mucelli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 54 | | | 172 | Oscar Freire | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 173 | Ran Margaliot | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 174 | Jens Keukeleire | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 175 | Florencio Carrión | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 176 | Ales Mejac | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 55 | |
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A steady start for Stijn |
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Good start |
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Posted on 08-03-2013 18:23
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Next adventure should be a 1-2 in Vattenfall Cyclassics or the Worlds
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sutty68 - For a time trial, it's very good for him
Daggen - Thanks. Let's hope it gets better!
rogvi97 - That would be an adventure |
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Eneco Tour - Stage 2
Welcome here!
A very tough finish with some uphill road. With Peter Sagan here, we already know today's winner.
Degenkolb is here to build form and nestled himself in my wheel: "I'll see how far I go", he said. I was to sprint my own sprint and he would see about his current shape.
The road to the sprint was a bit nervous and Gretsch took a nasty fall.
Of course, Sagan was faster than the wind. I've been a bit ill after the Tour and it seems I lack the stamina needed. However, I have a decent sprint and barely hold off Boonen.
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Pretty good day. Degenkolb will be fine in a couple of days. That Vuelta will be his for the taking. I'm still all right, seem to have recovered well.
Result
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | 4h05'50 | | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 3 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 4 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 7 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 9 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 10 | Davide Appollonio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | |
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4th place was a Great result seeing that you had been ill |
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Posted on 09-03-2013 09:44
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sutty68 - Thanks |
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Eneco Tour - Stage 3
This morning, John (Degenkolb) and myself made an agreement. Tomorrow is the cobbled stage, so very important for the GC. So that stage will decide "leadership" for the remaining 3 sprinting stages after. So our deal is: he will take today and tomorrow to build some shape. After tomorrow's stage, we will review where I stand on the GC. If I'm good, I will claim leadership. If I don't do well tomorrow, I will put myself to his use for the remaining stages, leading him out.
It was Liquigas versus Team Sky for the sprint. I chose the Liquigas train!
That was a mistake. They got drummed away by Sky. With tomorrow's stage in my head, I didn't feel like taking any risks, so I took it easy and finished 7th. Going kamikaze, I could've finished on the podium, top 5, maybe, but this isn't the Tour. I somehow managed to avoid all falling in the Tour, I won't tempt fate here!
Cavendish puts all things back in order: sprint king.
Result
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | 4h30'27 | | | 2 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 3 | Davide Appollonio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 6 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 7 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 8 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 9 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Heinrich Haussler | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | |
We'll see you tomorrow, for the main stage. The stage where I got my first WT victory, by the way! If you remember, I rode away with Roelandts and he had to let me go on the flat. I just outlasted a chasing Cancellara!
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