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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 09:55
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 Paris - Roubaix
Paris - Roubaix.
My all time absolute favorite race. Yes, even more than De Ronde Van Vlaanderen. Ever since I was only yay high, I used to dream about winning Paris - Roubaix. When I rode the cobblestones close to home, I used to pretend I was De Vlaeminck. Starting here is a dream coming true. I have a lot of respect for this race. I hope to win it one day. But probably not today...
Profile Ah, Roubaix. The profile is just as legendary as some of the riders that won here. Merckx, Hinault, Coppi and, of course, Roger De Vlaeminck. As soon as we hit Trouée d'Arenberg, the real race begins. It is still 93 km from there.
I have been putting in some amazing results. The DS gave me and Hayman protected roles for today. Roubaix is the most tough race of all, any professional cyclist will tell you that. I must stay realistic. Today I just hope to make it to the finish alive. My legs will decide where that'll be. Be it 100th, 50th or 10th.
In every paper, on every site, the same three names popped up for today:
Fabian Cancellara
Tom Boonen
Sep Vanmarcke
I was not as nervous at the start as I had been for De Ronde. I felt less pressure today. My season has been so great up until now, I felt I could just race my own race today. I'm a second year neopro and I've already scored 87 World Tour points, I think that's pretty good.
Since we're not the strongest team here, we tried to send someone with the break. And that we did. Their names:
Jarrier
Haas
Goss
Lamoisson
Selig
Fumeaux
With a race like this, it's handy to have a few team mates in the neighborhood. Four of us grouped together, quite at the front. Besides me there was Docker, Keukeleire, Hayman.
And then Paris - Roubaix really started. Troisvilles, the first cobbled section! I started recognizing the roads now, as I had reconned the route from this point several times this winter and last year.
The war stayed out. Things really sped up when we neared Trouée d'Arenberg. It was a race to the start of that cobbled section.
Meanwhile, typically Roubaix, it rained flat tires and broken bikes. We were quite lucky to be spared, seeing how many stood at the side, waiting for help.
I felt amazing. I was secretly starting to hope to overdo my performance from last week. A top 10 would be simply fantastic. Riding on Orchie, I stayed alert, at the front.
And then, the Big Three made their move. Boonen, Cancellara, Vanmarcke. They didn't leave each others sight for a second.
A larger group tried to follow them but fell behind a little bit. Still, they were gone, too.
Me and Hayman had totally missed the break. There was some confusion so we decided to go into the chase, the both of us.
We were hoping some other riders would jump across and some did. But we weren't gaining any time on the Big Three, nor on the first chasing group.
At the front, Vanmarcke was showing his shear strength.
In our group, Hayman fell out, literally. On a cobbled section, he got his wheel stuck in a ditch and fell down. I was just able to avoid him.
Our group wasn't working together well and there were attacks left and right. I tried to counter. I still felt good.
But then, 15 kilometers from the finish, my fire died out. I completely lost power in my legs, I was empty.
On the Vélodrome, one man came to conquer. His first Ronde, his first Roubaix, his first Double! Sep Vanmarcke!
Thanks to the bluffing in the group before me, I joined them before turning onto the Vélodrome. It was a special feeling, turning on this famous Vélodrome. But my legs were hurting too much to enjoy it properly.
When they started for the sprint, I noticed once again just how empty I was. I tried to sprint but I had to sit down soon because my legs were cramped up entirely. A sprint for place 13 was not within my capacities today.
Instead, I rode to a 19th place. That's definitely not bad for my first time here.
I felt really strong up until the final 20 - 15 kilometers. That's how much I missed in strength and endurance to fight for a top 15. So I know what I have to do to come back here next year and do better.
I tell you, finishing here is just something unique. Your body is completely empty, it feels broken. Everything aches. But you're proud, you did something amazing.
| 1 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 6h07'59 | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 3 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 3'23 | | 5 | Sébastien Turgot | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 6 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 7 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 10 | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 11 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 12 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 13 | Damien Gaudin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'16 | | 14 | Nick Nuyens | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 15 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 16 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 17 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 18 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | s.t. | | 19 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 4'46 | | 20 | Luca Paolini | Team Katusha | s.t. |
Spoiler | 21 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 22 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky | + 5'13 | | 23 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | + 6'03 | | 24 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | + 7'34 | | 25 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 26 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 27 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | + 8'50 | | 28 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 29 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 30 | Matthew Hayman | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 31 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 32 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 33 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 34 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 35 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 36 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale | s.t. | | 37 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | s.t. | | 38 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 39 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 40 | Tony Gallopin | Lotto Belisol | + 10'46 | | 41 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 11'53 | | 42 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | + 12'16 | | 43 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica GreenEdge | + 13'20 | | 44 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 45 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | s.t. | | 46 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 47 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Sébastien Minard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 49 | Michael Mørkøv | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 50 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 51 | Egoitz GarcÃa | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 52 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 53 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 54 | Gustav Erik Larsson | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 55 | Kevyn Ista | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 56 | Pieter Jacobs | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 57 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 58 | Karsten Kroon | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 59 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 16'44 | | 60 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 61 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 62 | Dylan van Baarle | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 63 | Rüdiger Selig | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 64 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 65 | Markel Irizar | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 66 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | + 18'06 | | 67 | Cyril Lemoine | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 18'26 | | 68 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 69 | Morgan Lamoisson | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 70 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ.fr | + 19'05 | | 71 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 19'31 | | 72 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | + 19'57 | | 73 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 74 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 75 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 76 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 77 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 78 | Jetse Bol | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 79 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 80 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 81 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 82 | Johnny Hoogerland | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 83 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 85 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 87 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 88 | Svein Tuft | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 89 | Alexis Vuillermoz | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 90 | Dries Devenyns | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 91 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 92 | Manuel Belletti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 93 | Edward King | Cannondale | s.t. | | 94 | Kenny Van Hummel | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 95 | Leigh Howard | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 96 | Wesley Kreder | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 97 | Nikolai Trussov | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 98 | Jens Mouris | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 99 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 100 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 101 | Benoit Jarrier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 102 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | + 21'31 | | 103 | Matthew Goss | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 104 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | + 24'23 | | 105 | Danilo Napolitano | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 106 | Florian Vachon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 107 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 108 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 109 | Romain Lemarchand | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 110 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 111 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 112 | Jack Bauer | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 113 | Thomas Löfkvist | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 114 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | s.t. | | 115 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 116 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 25'53 | | 117 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 118 | Zico Waeytens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 26'46 | | 119 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 120 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 121 | Paul Voss | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 122 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 123 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 124 | Jérôme Baugnies | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 125 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 126 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 127 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 128 | Gatis Smukulis | Team Katusha | + 29'42 | | 129 | Juan José Lobato | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 130 | Edward Theuns | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 131 | Romain Feillu | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 31'29 | | 132 | Alberto Bettiol | Cannondale | + 32'45 | | 133 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale | + 33'27 | | 134 | Thomas Damuseau | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 135 | Victor Campenaerts | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 136 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 137 | David De la Cruz | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 138 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 139 | John Gadret | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 140 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 141 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 142 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 143 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 144 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 145 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 146 | Nicola Testi | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 147 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 148 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 149 | Frantisek Padour | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 150 | George Preidler | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 151 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 152 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 153 | Patrick Schelling | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 154 | Sérgio Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 155 | Moreno De Pauw | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 156 | Laurent Didier | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 157 | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 158 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 159 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 160 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 161 | Jan Barta | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 162 | Rudy Molard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 163 | Ian Boswell | Team Sky | s.t. | | 164 | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 165 | Thierry Hupond | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 166 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 167 | Julien Bérard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 168 | Guillaume Bonnafond | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 169 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
And there it ends, my first cobbled season. All in all, I can look back on a fantastic and successful first campaign. I put my name on the map. Now I have an entire year to work hard and come back here to do even better.
Now I'm going on a long competitive break. The DS believes in moderation for young riders. I was planned for a three-day stage race in Spain, but my legs are saying no. An effort like this requires recuperation. I'll come back into competition in June.
But of course I'll let you know something in between, especially about the Giro d'Italia!
See you then,
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 09:56
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A Great performance from Matthias on the Roubaix cobbles  and also the first Orica rider home  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 09:56
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Ollfardh - I totally forgot about that. Yes indeed. that's good news  And he was 21 years old, then. Matthias is 22. Hope Matt can score a big win sooner than Vanmarcke, though 
FonsDeSpons - Indeed, not a bad season so far for him Gent - Wevelgem and De Ronde were quite something!
Schleck96 - Thanks! He's definitely showing he's too good to become a domestique on this terrain.
Sutty68 - Too bad Hayman had that fall, though. But it's good for Matthias. He can start dreaming of a leading role next year!
Edited by Ian Butler on 15-04-2014 09:58
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:09
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A good first Paris-Roubaix!!!!
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 15-04-2014 10:13
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Vanmarke
Also, a very strong ride from Matthias too, shame he was empty by the end. |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-04-2014 11:05
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Good first Paris-Roubaix! Vanmarcke really strong this season, wish he won the double in real life ;P. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 11:13
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Jakstar22 - I couldn't agree more!
The Hobbit - Yeah, I hope he can get stronger for next year and increase some stamina.
TimoCycling - Oh me too Vanmarcke at the top here, though |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 11:13
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After Paris - Roubaix, I took about a week and a half off. It took me about four days to get back on my bike, my body hurt that much. But I was happy. My cobbled campaign was a big success and I can start dreaming about more.
Meanwhile, life outside went on, of course.
I started training again, harder and more motivated than ever. I returned to the Flemish Ardennes four weeks after my first Ronde Van Vlaanderen and I set the KoM on Strava for the Eikenberg!
The DS has already let me know he's very happy about my season so far. He hopes I'll make the second half just as good. With the National Championships and the Eneco Tour on the program, I'm eager to make something of it. The Road Race is very flat, so with my sprint I can hope for a podium place, maybe even the legendary tricolore jersey. We'll see.
Amstel Gold Race: Roman Kreuziger
Flèche Wallonne: Enrico Gasparotto
Liège - Bastogne - Liège: Simon Gerrans
General Classification | 1 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | 86h36'53 | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 3'48 | | 3 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 9'58 | | 4 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 13'05 | | 5 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 13'07 | | 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | + 13'53 | | 7 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin Sharp | + 14'20 | | 8 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale | + 15'26 | | 9 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 20'37 | | 10 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 21'42 |
Points Jersey: Marcel Kittel (Giant)
Mountain Jersey: Chris Froome (Sky)
Best Young Rider: Rafal Majka (Saxo)
Best Team: Astana
Santaromita made his youth dream come true by winning stage 20, a mountain stage, in the Italian National Jersey.
Bradley Carroll is the name. 19 years old. Winner of both Paris - Roubaix and De Ronde Van Vlaanderen for Beloften. We signed him on a 2-year contract. Let's hope he can develop into a strong rider at our side.
For me, life will pick up again in the Tour of Suisse, approaching soon now. I will build up form to tacke the National Championships, especially the Road Race!
See you in Suisse,
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 15-04-2014 11:15
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Wow, Matt is really on fire! Great to see him do so well in his home race, and then at De Ronde. Finishing in the Top 20 of P-R at his first attempt was very good too, really promising sign for the future.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-04-2014 11:48
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Nice stagewin for Santaromita and good 10th in the GC for Meyer, looking forward to Matts next races. |
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Posted on 15-04-2014 11:57
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I see, i have been zabel'd. Nice win at L-B-L for Gerrans, though that Giro wasn't exactly a very open one. 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-04-2014 12:19
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Ah, great Roubaix. 19th is quite an achievement. Vanmarcke, Boonen and Cancellara in a league of their own today. Bad luck for Hayman though, but nice initiative from both of them to initiate together a chasing effort.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 12:43
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Dippofix - The Giro was decided rather quickly, with only Nibali showing some sign of resistance. Our cobbled season was quite nice and I think Matthias will know some successes later in his career there
TimoCycling - Santaromita really made our Giro, after Matthews failed to win a sprint. Meyer climbed to a 10th place GC on stage 20, too.
Shonak - Roubaix was good. Too bad he missed body for the final 15 kilometers, though. But next year that shouldn't happen
Thanks for the support!
Was struggling with a bad form in the Tour of Suisse with Matt, so I decided to make one report about the entire race. Didn't feel like making 8 reports of a struggling Matthias |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 12:43
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 Tour de Suisse
The Tour of Suisse was my first opportunity to lead the team in the sprints. Despite my best efforts, I failed to deliver. Nearly two months without racing is a bit too much, so it took me a while to get back into a decent shape. My best result was a fifth place in the sprint.
Still, I'm looking forward to the Belgian Road Race with much expectation. I used this Tour de Suisse to build up form and I think I'm back on track now!
| 1 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | 35h29'55 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Team Sky | + 57 | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 58 | | 4 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 2'22 | | 5 | Nicolas Roche | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3'25 | | 6 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 4'49 | | 7 | Sergio Henao | Team Sky | + 5'18 | | 8 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 6'39 | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | + 6'48 | | 10 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 7'15 |
Tour de Suisse: In Pictures
All eyes are on the National Championships now.
Let's hope for the best!
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| Selwink |
Posted on 15-04-2014 12:46
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Weening 4th How the hell did he do that?
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 15-04-2014 13:13
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Woah Ian! How fast is this story moving! You are in June already? Some great results for Matt keep it up
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| FonsDeSpons |
Posted on 15-04-2014 13:50
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hopefully Matthias can find his good form before the national championships |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 15-04-2014 13:53
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Good to see you're back on track! Good luck in the Nationals! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 14:06
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Selwink - I placed a nice attack with him on stage 2, only Froome followed. He was in 2nd position GC until the final stage.
the_hoyle - Yeah, you know I don't like a slow pace it's going quite fast at the moment. But don't worry, I'll only keep up that pace until tomorrow, as my planning gets busier then
FonsDeSpons - Here's hoping!
TimoCycling - Thanks |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-04-2014 14:07
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National Championships coming up now! |
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